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How much sugar does Guatemala produce and export?

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Sugar production

55,142,661 quintals

2,536,562 t2024-2025 cane harvestPrensa Libre

The 2024-2025 harvest produced 55,142,661 quintals (2,536,562 tonnes) according to Asazgua data reported by Prensa Libre; the target for the 2025-2026 harvest is 60 million quintals, 11% more. In calendar year 2025 sugar exports were US$937 million (Banguat via Prensa Libre). A January–September foreign exchange figure of US$777 million (+38%) appears in the coverage of the harvest, but its exact year is imprecise and must be verified. The press points to persistent uncertainty from tariffs and from El Niño.

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  • Harvest target60 million quintals2025-2026 cane harvestPrensa Libre
  • Sugar exportsUS$937 million2025 (calendar year)Prensa Libre
  • January–September foreign exchangeUS$777 million2025Prensa LibreTo be confirmed
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  • Prensa Libre

    Así comienza la zafra 2025-26 en Guatemala: ingenios listos para producir 60 millones de quintales

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    • Harvest target
    • Sugar exports
    • 1 more figure
    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Prensa Libre

    Producción de azúcar crece 11% en la zafra 2025-2026 pero persiste incertidumbre por aranceles y El Niño

    • Sugar production
    • Harvest target
    • Sugar exports
    • 1 more figure
    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Prensa Libre

    Qué productos exportó más Guatemala en el 2025

    • Sugar production
    • Harvest target
    • Sugar exports
    • 1 more figure
    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source