El Salvador exports coffee to Morocco for the first time

Morocco has become a new destination for Salvadoran coffee, with a first shipment of over 1,000 quintals sold at $350 each, totaling nearly half a million dollars, reports Salvadoran daily Lapagina on Monday.

The container, which left from the San Carlos Dos Cooperative in Osicala (Morazán), is expected to arrive at Moroccan company Dahab Industrie around May 17.

This marks El Salvador’s first sale to the North African country, which seeks a certain level of exclusivity and has already requested between 20 and 30 containers for the 2025–2026 harvests, according to the Salvadoran Coffee Institute (ISC).

The deal, made possible through coordination between producers, the government, and international buyers, signals growing global interest in Salvadoran coffee, which is also attracting attention from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia, Turkey, and others.

The agreement with Morocco includes a fixed long-term price, helping improve cash flow and ensuring financial sustainability for coffee growers, said ISC president Mauricio Sansivirini.