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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.

Guatemala announced that it will open World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff quotas in 2018 for 5,000 metric tons (MT) of black beans, 150,000 MT of yellow corn, 50,000 MT of white corn....

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) bans the use and research of modern biotechnology-derived agriculture.

Guatemala has a de facto moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in place, but producer groups continue to pressure the Ministry of Agriculture to allow for the commercialization of GE corn...

Three years of economic contraction, hyperinflation and diminishing hard currency for imported agricultural inputs and raw materials will negatively impact production, consumption and trade....

The Venezuelan economy is in crisis. Three years of economic contraction, hyperinflation and diminishing hard currency for imported goods will negatively impact production, consumption, and trade....

On May 21, FAS Guatemala held a Sabor USA food and cooking event in Guatemala to promote U.S. food and beverages and promote the Sabor USA logo.

Coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2018 (Oct. 2017-Sept. 2018) is forecast at 3.1 million 60- kg bags.

Production of domestic coffee in MY 2016/17 is expected to barely increase to 530,000 bags (1 bag=60 Kilograms) of green bean equivalent (GBE).

FAS hosted a dinner at the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala’s residence to announce the reopening of the market for U.S. lamb to Guatemalan consumers.

Guatemalan Customs (SAT) is detaining agricultural products in its newest wave of revaluation investigations.

Domestic sugar production is forecast up to 300,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2017/18.