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All sections of the 2015 Exporter Guide were updated to include the latest economic data and import regulations.

Over the past 12 years (2003-2014) U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products and fish products to the Caribbean have averaged over nine percent annual growth, surpassing the $1 billion mark in 2014.

Caribbean nations are very heterogeneous in terms of history, culture, and GDP.

The Food Marketing Consultants, Inc. with the help of FAS and its partner commodity organizations, penetrated seven Caribbean markets and tripled its exports sales...

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

Biotech regulation has been virtually non-existent in the Caribbean.

A total of 31 sheep, 26 heifers, agricultural machines, and dairy processing equipment were exported from Wisconsin in 2014 to Guatemala with the assistance of FAS Guatemala and the state of Wisconsin

Guatemala has great potential for exports of organic agricultural products to the United States, European Union, and Japan.

After the past three years outbreak of “coffee leaf rust”, Guatemalan farmers are starting to recover production as replanted trees and pruned ones have entered full harvest.

Section II. Purpose of Specific Export Certificate(s) has been updated.

Two prestigious chefs, who make up the American Chef Corps, were invited to the U.S. embassies in El Salvador and Honduras to participate in their first ever Culinary Diplomacy programs.

Guatemalan sugar production for Marketing Year (MY) 2015-2016 (October 2015 to September 2016) is forecast at 2.96 million metric tons (MMT).