The sugar harvest reduced its production in Guatemala by 7.2% during 2021

EFE.- The 2020-2021 sugar harvest in Guatemala closed with a production of 2.56 million metric tons, 7.2% less than the previous season, the businessmen of that sector of the country reported this Thursday. According to the statistics released by the Guatemalan Sugar Association (Asazgua), the total harvest between 2020 and 2021 was 55,758,979 quintals, about 2.56 million tons. This figure is equivalent to 7.2% less than the 2019-2020 sugar harvest in Guatemala when 60,091,567 quintals of production were reached (2.76 million tons). In Guatemala, 253,000 hectares of sugarcane are cultivated, especially on the southern coast of the Central American country, and the reduction in production, according to sugar producers, is due to the covid-19 pandemic Follow the information about the economy and the business world in Forbes Central America For this harvest, the mills promoted a variety of sugarcane called CG02-163 that was designed by scientists from the Guatemalan Center for ...