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Old name "San Salvador","Bahia". An important natural deep-water port on Brazil's Atlantic coast, capital of Bahia. Located on the east coast of the Bay of Todos (Santos). With a population of 3,459,377 (as of August 1, 2010), it is the eighth largest city in Brazil. It is one of the oldest cities in Brazil, founded in 1549, and the first churches were built by Jesuit priests in 1549. Until 1763, Salvador was the capital of Brazil. It is a comprehensive industrial and commercial city. The nearby Candelas oil field produces oil. Industries include petroleum refining and petrochemicals, automobiles, food, tobacco, textiles, shipbuilding and so on. Land and sea transportation is developed, and there are airports in the suburbs. The port is open and deep, capable of berthing ocean-going ships and supertankers, exporting textiles, tobacco, coffee, oil, etc. The city was built on a peninsula stretching into the Atlantic Ocean, divided into high and low cities, linked by lifts and cable cars. There are many colonial buildings and churches, as well as universities and museums. The seaside scenery is beautiful and is a tourist attraction

A brief history of coffee production

Coffee was introduced to El Salvador from the Caribbean in 1742 (1740).

In the mid-19th century, El Salvador's original export pillar Indigo (Indigo, a dye) gradually declined due to the development of synthetic dyes in Europe, and coffee gradually became the main export product under the leadership of the government.

In 1856, the first 693 bags of coffee beans were shipped to Europe. Europe was El Salvador's leading coffee customer until World War II, when it was replaced by the United States.

In the 1970s, El Salvador produced a record 350,000 bags of coffee. As the civil war intensified, the coffee industry was in turmoil.

Coffee production in El Salvador was affected by domestic political instability, and the civil war was suspended after the parties signed a peace agreement in 1992. The coffee industry is beginning to recover.

Coffee production status

"Natural disasters" and "bad luck" are the words that describe the challenges facing El Salvador's coffee industry. Although it has escaped the shadow of war, El Salvador's coffee production still faces challenges from time to time, including: hurricane in 1998; earthquake in 2001; volcanic eruption in 2002; and leaf rust in 2012.

Despite these challenges, El Salvador has maintained a high coffee production, consistently ranking in the top 15 of ICO member countries for total coffee production between 2008 and 2012, according to ICO International Coffee Organization data. In 2013, affected by leaf rust disaster, 70% of farms in China were infected, and the yield dropped sharply by about 40%, ranking down to 16.

El Salvador 08-13 Total coffee production and ranking (unit: 000 bags, 60kg per bag)