If Salvadoran Congress has not approved the Association Agreement with the European Union before July 15, the country will lose the benefit of exporting sugar to Europe duty free.
This was stated by the Association of Sugarcane Growers of El Salvador (Procaña), who demanded that the Salvadoran Congress ratify the agreement soon. "Of this amount, El Salvador is entitled to a share of 24,391 tonnes while Guatemala can export 65,000, Nicaragua 21,681, and Honduras and Costa Rica can export 19,464 each," noted an article in Elsalvador.com.