Guatemala: Sugar Annual

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Guatemalan sugar production for Marketing Year (MY) 2015-2016 (October 2015 to September 2016) is forecast at 2.96 million metric tons (MMT). Production for MY 2014-2015 has been revised slightly up to 2.90 MMT from the previous estimate, and is a record high for the third consecutive year. Production for MY 2013-2014 was revised slightly up at 2.86 MMT. Total exports for MY 2015-2016 are forecast at 2.35 MMT, with a major share of refined sugar for the first time in history. Guatemala, during MY 2013-2014, positioned itself as the third major producer and third biggest exporter in Latin American and the Caribbean, fifth major exporter worldwide and first most efficient at port loading in the global sugar industry. 

Guatemala: Sugar Annual

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