Guatemala: Food Processing Ingredients

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   GT2021-0010

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Food Processing Ingredients_Guatemala City_Guatemala_03-30-2021.pdf

Guatemala is one of the top food processing countries in Central America. U.S. suppliers have a good opportunity to export bulk commodities and raw materials for further processing in Guatemala’s food industry. In 2020, Guatemalan export sales of processed foods to the world were $2.9 billion, and despite the pandemic, the food and beverage sector in Guatemala increased its exports by 2.8 percent from 2019. This sector represented 3.8 percent of total GDP.

Western Hemisphere, Guatemala
Processed Food Products

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