Guatemala's avocado export packaging plant opens with 32 tons of processing capacity per hour

Published Apr 29, 2025

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Guatemala has opened a new avocado export packaging plant, "Avopack", capable of processing 32 tons of avocados per hour and creating 1,000 jobs. The US$65 million investment is set to boost the avocado export industry, with the government providing support to producers and actively seeking new markets. Last year, Guatemalan avocado exports exceeded 120,000 kilograms, generating an export value of 120.7 million quetzales. The avocado industry is becoming a significant contributor to Guatemala's economic development, with Mission Produce Group's investment demonstrating a growing demand for avocados and expanding production capacity in the country.

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Guatemala's Libertad reported that Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Tobin Bradley, and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Maynor Estrada attended the opening ceremony of the avocado export packaging plant on the same day. The avocado export packaging plant, called "Avopack", can process 32 tons of avocados per hour, and can process 256 tons in a single shift of 8 hours. The total investment in the packaging plant is about US$65 million (about 500 million quetzales), which will directly create 1,000 jobs. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food pointed out that the factory will improve the avocado export industry chain. At present, Guatemalan avocados have been exported to the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, Canada and many countries in Central America. At the same time, the government is actively promoting the access permit process for the United States, Argentina and other markets. Data shows that ...

Source: Foodmate