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4.4 million bushels was the 2011-2012 harvest, a record for Guatemala.
3.5 metric tons of bananas were exported through August of
2015.
Honey exports have risen 42% in 2015, reaching 2,330 tons so far.
Guatemala exports 70% of its entire sugar production and is the 4th biggest exporting country in the world and the 2nd biggest in Latin America; its production is destined for markets like the USA, Canada and Chile. Asian and Caribbean markets are also important for this product.
5 out of 15 sugar mills produce ethanol: 203 million liters in 2011.
Leading 20 sugarcane producers worldwide in 2013 (In million metric tons)
Sugar mills have registered an annual growth of 11% during the past 20 years.
Brazil India
China* 125.54 Thailand 100.1 Pakistan 63.75
Mexico 61.18 Colombia 34.88
739.27
341.2
Indonesia* 33.7 Philippineso 31.87 United States 27.91
Australia 27.14 Guatemala 26.33 Argentina* 23.7
Vietnam 20.02 South Africa** 18
Egypt** 16 .1 Cuba** 14.4
Peru 10.99 Myanmar** 9.9
Bolivia 8.07 0
This statistic shows the leading sugarcane producers worldwide in 2013, based on produc- tion volume in million metric tons. In that
year, Brazil produced some 739.27
million metric tons of sugarcane. Thus,
Brazil was by far the largest producer of sugarcane worldwide.
Exports in million metric tons
8 3.56
2.43 2.2
1.61
1.55
United Arab Emirates
Brazil Thailand Australia India Guatemala EU Mexico Cuba
23.95
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200
300
Production in million metric tons
800
Principal sugar exporting countries in 2014/2015 (in million metric tons)*
This statistic illustrates the major sugar exporting countries worldwide in 2014/2015. In that year, the European countries exported approximately 1.61 million metric tons of sugar. Brazil was by far the largest sugar exporting country in that year, with exports of around 23.95 million metric tons of sugar.
0.88 Colombia 0.85
400 500
600 700
0.38