Guatemala: Sugar Annual
Guatemalan sugar production for Marketing Year (MY) 2019 is forecast at 2.7 million metric tons (MMT). Production for MY2018 has been revised down 4 percent to 2.79 MMT from the previous estimate due to reduction in area. Production for MY2017 was revised down 3 percent to 2.72 MMT. Total exports for MY2018 are forecast at 1.89 MMT. Harvested area is reduced to 255,000 Ha and a daily milling capacity of 160,000 MT per day. MY2018 consumption is revised 9 percent up to 810,000 MT. The sugar sector is committed to sustain productivity and efficiency, reflected in high sugar cane yields (103.5 MT/Ha in MY2018) and sugar yields (10.9 MT/Ha in MY2018). Guatemala continues to be the fourth largest sugar exporter in the world and the third in global productivity.
