Production, packing and export of snow peas and French beans
- Running an agro-export operation
- Exporting agricultural produce
- Audited
Guatemala exported ~80 million pounds of snow peas and French beans a year on average over the last 5 years, with ~30,000 growers across 200 communities and ~2.19 million day-wages a year (≈7,837 permanent jobs, a Banguat estimate cited by AGEXPORT); destinations: United States 82%, United Kingdom 8%, Netherlands 4%, Canada 3%, Mexico 2%. Production sits in Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, Alta and Baja Verapaz, Quiché, Jalapa and Guatemala; the claim of '85% in Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez and Sololá' and the location of the packing plants come from AGEXPORT's sector page, which returned a 403 and remains to be re-verified. Named packer-exporters: Línea Vegetal, AGROVEGSA, Agro Altos, Verdufrut.
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Figures
- Snow pea and French bean exports
- ~80 M lb/year (5-year average)
- Growers
- ~30,000 in 200 communities
- US destination
- 82%
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Related records
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