Climatic factors and a fall in international prices are some of the reasons for the reduction of 50% in the volume exported in 2016 compared to the previous year.
The export value fell from $9 million in 2015 to almost $2.7 million reported in 2016.The volume exported fell from 2.5 million kilos in 2015 to 1.2 million kilos last year. In addition to drought, prices have also been affected by a decline in sales, as other countriessell honey at prices that are more competitive than El Salvador.