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U.S. agricultural exporters of consumer-oriented products are well-positioned to increase sales to Guatemala. In 2023, U.S. consumer-oriented export values reached a third-consecutive record on 15 percent growth from the previous year (Figure 3).

The retail industry in Guatemala is strong and continues growing. The two largest supermarket chains continue expanding and opening new outlets in both the urban and rural areas of the country.

Guatemala has a population of almost 17 million inhabitants and approximately 5 million live in Guatemala City where most of the new hotels and restaurants are opening in the country.

On November 6, 2015, the Guatemalan Ministry of Health and Social Assistance published Ministerial Decree 196-2015, which eliminated the extraordinary requirement of Guatemalan consulate...

Two prestigious chefs, who make up the American Chef Corps, were invited to the U.S. embassies in El Salvador and Honduras to participate in their first ever Culinary Diplomacy programs.

Central America and the Caribbean, with their close geographical and economic ties to the United States, have always been an important market for U.S. agricultural exports.