Sugar: Slight Increase Projected at Harvest

Guatemalan producers estimate that for the 2018-2019 harvest production will reach 752,575 metric tons of sugar, a volume that would be slightly higher than that recorded in the 2017-2018 cycle.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The Asociación de Azucareros de Guatemala (Asazgua) projects a slightly higher growth than the previous year because of climate factors, which will be confirmed when they have the final figures for closing production.

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Marco Augusto García Noriega, director of Asazgua, explained to Prensalibre.com that "... There was a year of normal water and electricity that allowed us to achieve the expected yields. It is expected that the closing of the harvest will be on May 23, when the rainy season is installed on the South Coast."

Garcia added that "... yields were normal and there was no inconvenience in terms of production. One of the problems that impacted in the last two years was the fall in international prices.

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According to reports from CentralAmericaData the main exporter of raw sugar in Central America is Guatemala, with annual exports close to $770 million, followed by El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama.

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