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Sugar production and exports

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Sectors and investment opportunities08-sectores.md
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Agribusiness: coffee, cardamom, sugarsectores/agroindustria
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Economy/economia
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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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Figures

Sugar productionPrensa Libre (datos Asazgua)
55,142,661 quintals (2,536,562 t)2024-2025 cane harvest
Harvest targetPrensa Libre
60 million quintals (+11%)2025-2026 cane harvest
Sugar exportsPrensa Libre (datos Banguat)
US$937 million2025 (calendar year)
January–September foreign exchangePrensa Libre (vintage impreciso)
US$777 million (+38%)2025 (year to be verified)

Caveat

the January–September US$777 M figure has an imprecise vintage — verify

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  • Prensa LibreConfirms the 10% capital gains tax (art. 92, Decree 10-2012), the taxable base, the 10-day deadline and SAT form 1321Other

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