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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 2023 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world during the 2023 calendar year.

The 2022 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world during the 2022 calendar year.

The U.S. Census Bureau's export data tracks U.S. food and agricultural trade shipped directly to Romania. However, it does not measure the substantial levels of the U.S. agricultural trade to Romania routed through Western European ports of entry.

On January 14, 2020, Romania’s Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (IDAH) confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial layer farm....

Romania and its 20 million consumers offer increasingly viable market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.

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.

Post expects Romanian fruit production to recover in 2018, following a 15 percent decline in 2017 due to adverse weather conditions.

On July 12, 2018, Guatemala announced new phytosanitary requirements for U.S. non-processed agricultural goods that will allow many more U.S. agricultural products to enter the market.

Deciduous fruit production is foreseen to recover in 2016, despite episodes of high temperature variations.

Adverse weather conditions characterized by lack of precipitation and high temperature variations reduced the expectation for good yields for deciduous fruits.

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.