A. M. According to the Asociación Cámara Salvadoreña de Pequeños y Medianos Productores Agropecuarios (CAMPO), El Salvador’s agricultural producers will allocate US$528,773,890 for the national production of basic grains in the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle. This investment seeks to strengthen the production of corn, sorghum, beans, and rice in a total area of 502,000 blocks of crops.
Corn will be the area with the largest investment, reaching US$345,102,800 for the planting of 295,000 blocks and an estimated production of 12.98 million quintals. It is followed by beans, with an investment of US$116,437,500 in 125,000 blocks, which represents a disbursement of US$931.50 per block cultivated.
Sorghum production will have US$57,175,500 for the planting of 75,000 blocks, and a production of 2.1 million quintals. Meanwhile, rice will have an investment of US$10,058,090 for the cultivation of 7,000 blocks, being the item with the highest investment per planted area, with US$1,436.87 per block.
The data reveal the effort to guarantee the supply of basic grains in the country, with a total projected volume of 17.62 million quintals. This amount of investment seeks to improve production and price stability for consumers.
CAMPO highlighted the importance of this financial support for the sustainability of the agricultural sector in El Salvador.
