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Sugarcane Product
Sugar
The world’s favorite high-energy and all-natural sweetener.
Ethanol
A clean, affordable and renewable transporta- tion fuel.
Bioelectricity
Leftover sugarcane biomass can be burned and coverted into electricity.
Bioplastics
Beverage containers, food packaging and other consumer products made with sugarcane use less or no oil compared to standard plastic.
Biohydrocarbons
and Beyond
The cutting edge of sugarcane innovation where scientists are using cane to produce fuels that could replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuel without needing petroleum.
The 10 leading global coffee- producing countries from 2012 to 2014 ( in 1,000 units)*
Production in thousand units**
2012
27,500 27,500
2013
2014
Brazil Vietnam Indonesia Colombia Ethiopia India Honduras Mexico Uganda Guatemala
45,342
50,826
This statistic shows the world’s top coffee producing countries from 2012 to 2014. In 2014, Vietnam produced some 27.5 million units (60kg bags) of coffee. Brazil topped the list with about 45.3 million units of coffee.
49,152
9,000
8,000
6,625 6,600
11,667 11,250
12,500 10,900
22,000
8,100
4,900
3,900 3,900
5,160
3,800 3,600
3,000
3,500 3,130
3,100
5,000 10,000
5,517 5,192 5,528
5,400 4,200
0
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000 50,000
55,000
Coffee Production Costs in Guatemala
Guatemala is a net exporter of beverages, presenting a positive balance of trade. Countries like El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United States, Panama and Italy are the main importers of Guatemalan beverages.
Main beverage products are: water, ethyl alcohol, liquors, soft drinks, fruit beverages (juices and nectars), and beer.
Guatemala is the highest exporter of liquors in the Central American region.
Beer represents 78% of the total volume of alcoholic beverages sold in the country.
Source:
US Department of Agriculture, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, FAO, ANACAFE, Invest in Guatemala, UNICA
3%
2% 11% 5%
6% 7%
Picking
Soil management
Weed control
Shade management Tissue management Pest and disease control Fertilizer applications Other
0%
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66%
Coffee exports in the first half of 2015 increased by 9% over 2014.