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From may 2, 2023, national marine shrimp ban announced: MAG
Written by Evelyn Alas
The Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), announced that next tuesday, may 2nd, a national ban on marine shrimp will begin in order to protect the reproductive cycle of the species. On other occasions, MAG authorities have ordered a ban for approximately one month.
The future of agriculture in times of climate change
Written by Evelyn Alas
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) explains that, in Latin America, agricultural practices differ from those of the regions where precision agriculture has been most widely introduced.
Food prices down 2.1% since february and 20.5% since march 2022: FAO
Written by Evelyn Alas
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in march for the 12th consecutive month, driven by a decline in global quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Defensoría del Consumidor continues to verify supply of basic grains
Written by Evelyn Alas
The Defensoría del consumidor (DC), continues executing actions aimed at guaranteeing price stability, through operations in establishments of the food distribution and commercialization chain, with which, in addition, the food security of the population is guaranteed.
US$0.21 and US$0.12 increase for super and regular gasoline, but US$0.04 decrease for diesel
Written by Evelyn Alas
The Dirección de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans that fuel prices for super and regular gasoline will increase by US$0.21 and US$0.12 and diesel will decrease by US$0.04 from april 18 to may 01.
Electricity prices wil decrease 4.31% from april to july 2023
Written by Evelyn Alas
The Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) announced that the average price of electricity will remain stable for the next quarter, relieving the pockets of thousands of salvadoran households.
Financial education tips to save and have a better quality of life
Written by Evelyn Alas
1 - Write down your fixed expenses: To begin the process of your financial education, you should write down your fixed expenses, those that are paid every month, such as water, electricity, internet, rent, among others. This way you will have an idea of what is left over to invest or save. You can make this control using digital tools or Excel spreadsheets.
Defensoría del Consumidor verified food prices in Sonsonate
Written by Evelyn Alas
The president of the Defensoría del Consumidor, Ricardo Salazar, headed the verification of prices and supply of basic grains in Inversiones Servygran, S.A. de C.V. located in Acajutla, Sonsonate, in order to ensure that distributors of these products have fair prices for consumers.
Energy rates will not increase for the next three months: Daniel Álvarez
Written by Evelyn Alas
The president of the Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL) and director of the Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas, Daniel Álvarez, explained in an interview that the electric energy tariff will not increase during the next three months.