Prior to a decree of January the certificate had a cost of $6.45 for shipping up to 10 tons and $12.9 was the maximum price that was paid for exports with higher tonnage.

Despite complaints by representatives from the export sector, the Ministry of Agriculture has not reviewed the application of the decree.

The executive director of the Exporters Corporation of El Salvador, Silvia Cuellar, said issuance of the certificate does not require inspection by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

For Mario Salaverria, president of the Sugar Association of El Salvador the certificate, "is a piece of paper that says there are no communicable diseases in the country"

"According to Decree No. 8 published in the Official Gazette on January 3 this year, this and other adjustments were made ‘in order to provide better services to its users and update the prices to reflect current market conditions’", reported Elsalvador.com

Source: elsalvador.com

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