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Regulation for pet food has been included as well as updates on new import e-permits and fees with the Ministry of Agriculture.

This report was updated to reflect certification requirements for pet food, table eggs and egg products.

Around 250,000 mostly smallholder farmers grow cacao in Guatemala, most of whom are organized into cooperatives or associations.

Production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020 is forecast at 2.02 million metric tons (MT), 1 percent above MY2019: a slight increase in area but yields continue at a very low 2.05 MT per hectare (Ha).

Kenya is an emerging middle-income country and has one of the best performing economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

While demand for Kenya coffee in the world remains steady, with the United States being one of the top export destinations, the future of Kenya’s coffee production is uncertain.

Coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020 (Oct. 2019-Sept. 2020) is forecast at 3.39 million 60- kilogram bags.

On April 26, 2019, Guatemalan Customs began implementation of a policy change allowing for multiple corrections to CAFTA-DR Certificates of Origin (COO).

Guatemala is one of the major food processing countries in Central America. U.S. suppliers have an opportunity to export bulk commodities and raw materials for further processing in Guatemala’s food p

FAS/Nairobi forecasts stagnant sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to delayed privatization of Kenya’s state-owned sugar mills, poor investments in production technology....

Guatemalan sugar production for Marketing Year (MY/Oct-Sep) 2020 is forecast at 3.11 million metric tons (MMT).

All links have been updated in all sections of the report. Section I has been updated to include the new updated rule for milk and dairy specifications....