Plantains Prices in El Salvador
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (USD) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 0.33 | - | ▼ 2.4% | ▼ 2.4% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the plantains price in El Salvador available is US$ 0.33 per kg, down 2.4% year-on-year.
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Plantains Price History & Trend
Monthly plantains price, US$ per kg - the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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El Salvador plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of plantains exported by El Salvador in 2020 was 4 tons. In 2019 El Salvador sold 474 tonnes of plantains. In 2019 alone, the interest in El Salvador plantains (vegetables category) has gone down, flactuating by -89.217 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports reduced by -91.01 percent earning the exporter US$0.36m for the year 2019. El Salvador's plantains exports are classified as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
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El Salvador plantains export values
In 2019, El Salvador sold plantains worth 0.36m USD, a drop of -84.63% from 2018's total plantains export of 2.342m USD. The annual change in value of El Salvador plantains between 2017 to 2018 was -16.773 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of El Salvador's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was -91.01 percent compared to a variation of -89.217% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
El Salvador's share of the world's total plantains' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 46 in world exports of plantains.
Export markets for El Salvador plantains ( in '000$ )
El Salvador's best performing destinations for plantains are US, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala.
Import/Export Trends
El Salvador is a net importer of plantains. The annual growth of El Salvador plantains in value between 2015 to 2019 was 166%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 128%, per annum.
El Salvador imported 154,298 tonnes of plantains in 2019.
Production
The production of plantains in El Salvador was 84,974 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -4.52%. The country had approximately 3,948.00 hectares under plantains cultivation.