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Yautia market in El Salvador

Release date: Mar 27, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2021, yautia production in El Salvador showed steady, albeit modest, annual growth, increasing from 48 050 t to 48 401 t. This period was marked by ongoing public and institutional focus on water resource management. Social movements advocating for the human right to water and university proposals for improved water governance highlighted the critical link between water policy and agricultural output, likely supporting stable cultivation conditions for root crops like yautia.

The approval of the General Water Resources Law in July 2022 established a comprehensive legal framework for water management, creating the Salvadoran Water Authority (ASA). This institutional shift aimed to secure water access for agriculture, a fundamental input for yautia production. Concurrently, the implementation of front-of-pack food labeling regulations and updated sanitary rules for food establishments introduced new requirements for product commercialization. Following a minor production dip in 2022, output recovered in 2023, a year where market conditions were influenced by water availability and international agricultural prices.

Beginning in 2022, small volumes of yautia imports entered the Salvadoran market, a new development following years of negligible trade. Factors in 2024 pointed towards the continued application of the water law and efforts to diversify exports through innovation, suggesting an evolving regulatory and commercial environment for agricultural products.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2025
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2025
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in El Salvador
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in El Salvador in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in El Salvador in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, t
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Imports
1. 6.1. Imports (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to El Salvador in kind, 2018-2025, kg
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, kg
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2025
  3. 6.1.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to El Salvador in value, 2018-2025, K $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, K $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2025
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/t
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to El Salvador, 2018-2025, $ US/t
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, $ US/t
2. 6.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to El Salvador in kind, 2018-2025, kg
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, kg
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2025
  3. 6.2.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to El Salvador in value, 2018-2025, K $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, K $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2025
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/t
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to El Salvador, 2018-2025, $ US/t
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to El Salvador by countries, 2018-2025, $ US/t
7. Trade balance
1. 7.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 7.1.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.1.2. In value, K $ US
2. 7.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.2.2. In value, K $ US
8. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2025
1. 8.1. Direct Data
  1. 8.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 8.2. Mirror Data
  1. 8.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production yautia in El Salvador

In kind, 2018-2021, t

From 2018 to 2021, El Salvador ranked as the world's third-largest producer of yautia.

Top producers of yautia, 2018-2021

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of yautia, 2018-2021

Source: SHEV.io

Yautia production in El Salvador grew for the third year in a row. In 2021, the country produced 48 401 tonnes of yautia, showing minimal change compared to the previous year.

Annual dynamics of production in El Salvador in kind, 2018-2021, t

Parameter		2019	2020	2021	CAGR
1	Change from last year	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%

Source: SHEV.io

Exports yautia from El Salvador

According to market analysis, El Salvador did not export any yautia between 2018 and 2021.

Imports yautia to El Salvador

Available market data indicates that El Salvador did not import any yautia from 2018 to 2021.

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