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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.

On December 18, 2020 the Guatemalan Ministry of Economy officially adopted the 6th Amendment of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS) for international trade...

U.S. snack exports to Guatemala reached $18.9 million in 2019. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of savory snacks grew by 10 percent in 2020, and retail volume sales grew by 5 percent...

Two key free trade agreements – the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (or CAFTA-DR) and the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement – have stimulated U.S. agricultural exports...

The economy relies on foreign exchange generated by international trade, remittances, and the tourism sector.

After exporting a record-high $1.1 billion in consumer-oriented agricultural products to the Caribbean in 2019, U.S. suppliers saw the COVID-19 pandemic take a toll on Caribbean demand...

In November, two category four hurricanes made landfall in Central America. Both reached Guatemala as tropical depressions and had a severe impact on agricultural production.

Guatemala´s regulation allowing applications to approve biotech seeds for cultivation entered into force on October 1, 2019.

This report contains the list of all the mandatory export certificates required by the Government of Guatemala for U.S. agricultural exports.

This report has detailed updates for all sections, including a new section on trade facilitation.

Guatemala is close to being self-sufficient in white corn production, and harvested area continues growing. Guatemala is a net rice importer, and harvested area is shrinking.

This is an update of the 2019 report. In 2019, U.S. consumer-oriented products exported to Guatemala reached a record $567 million.