Guatemala: Opportunities and challenges facing the mango industry

Published Jul 18, 2024

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The Ministry of Agriculture of Guatemala reports that the country has nearly 9,000 hectares dedicated to mango production, with 30% of the production exported primarily to the United States. However, the industry has not seen significant growth in the past five years due to competition with Mexico. Efforts are made to harvest a week early to compete in the market from March to April. The mango industry in Guatemala is expanding, with a focus on the local market for agroindustry use. The country is also exploring export opportunities to Chile, Europe, South Korea, and Japan, but face challenges such as transit time and commercial agreements. Climate change has also impacted the mango harvest, leading to a 25% reduction in some farms due to high temperatures during the dry season and excessive rainfall during the wet season.

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In its latest reports, the Ministry of Agriculture of Guatemala has indicated that the country has nearly 9,000 hectares with mango. Of the production obtained from them, 30% is destined for international markets. The vice president of the Guatemalan Mango Committee, Eddy Martínez, explained to Portalfruticola.com that in the last five years the industry has not experienced a considerable increase, since marketing has been quite complicated, given that the country competes mainly with Mexico almost in the same marketing window. He explained that, by competing in the same period with the Aztec country, many Guatemalan producers become discouraged and do not increase the hectares of mango production. In this regard, he indicated that "we are growing, but at a very slow pace, we always maintain an export volume of more or less 4 million boxes of 4 kilos each year." He added that they make the greatest effort to harvest the harvest a week early and thus take advantage of March and the ...

Source: MXfruit