Sector footprint
$873.3M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 64 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Guatemala Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Guatemala's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$873.3M2024 reported value
Products64Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets23Markets represented
Average CAGR+11.9%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$198.5BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Guatemala in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$198.5B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $12.8B | $109.1M | $15.7B | +14.5% | 11 | +1.3% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $22.5B | $10.3M | $11.0B | -7.4% | 7 | +0.1% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $8.7B | $12.6M | $8.5B | -8.8% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $5.7B | $63.7K | $7.5B | +29.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $9.1B | $10.6M | $7.2B | +18.1% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $64.5K | $6.6B | +9.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $9.1B | $5.4M | $6.2B | -12.1% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $3.7B | $62.8K | $5.9B | +76.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $14.8B | $537.7M | $5.5B | +1.0% | 4 | +3.1% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $6.2B | $20.9M | $5.3B | -9.8% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $5.0B | $139.2K | $4.4B | -6.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $6.6B | $37.6K | $2.8B | -3.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $6.6B | $571.0K | $2.8B | +10.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $3.9B | $1.2M | $2.6B | +8.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.2B | $681.8 | $2.5B | +28.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $2.5B | $673.9K | $2.1B | +30.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151800Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $2.4B | $43.6K | $2.1B | +1.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $2.3B | $152.1K | $2.0B | -4.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $4.8B | $64.7K | $2.0B | -11.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.6B | $273.3K | $2.0B | +82.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $2.2B | $1.7M | $1.9B | -2.7% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $4.2M | $1.9B | +26.4% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 081040Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $1.9B | $16.3K | $1.8B | +4.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $2.9B | $907.4 | $1.7B | -11.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081020Fruit, edible: raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh | $1.2B | $9.9M | $1.7B | +6.0% | 1 | +0.9% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $716.7K | $1.6B | +10.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $2.1B | $101.7K | $1.5B | -4.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $1.5B | $7.1M | $1.5B | +20.6% | 2 | +0.4% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $7.2M | $1.5B | +11.5% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $23.0M | $1.4B | +21.0% | 2 | +0.5% |
| HS 220820Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.2B | $7.9K | $1.4B | -0.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.0B | $151.8 | $1.3B | -27.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $98.5K | $1.3B | +11.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $970.4M | $1.8K | $1.3B | -36.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081010Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $957.9M | $690.2 | $1.3B | -24.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $849.7M | $31.1K | $1.2B | +60.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | $663.0M | $1.4K | $1.2B | -35.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $616.4M | $23.5 | $1.2B | -49.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.9B | $117.0K | $1.2B | +225.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.4B | $245.2 | $1.2B | -15.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $2.2B | $17.3K | $1.1B | +1.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180310Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $952.0M | $27.4K | $1.1B | +83.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $1.7B | $9.2K | $1.1B | +12.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $5.6M | $1.1B | +18.0% | 1 | +0.5% |
| HS 070700Vegetables: cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | $1.4B | $42.9K | $1.1B | +2.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $256.4K | $1.0B | +19.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $735.1M | $11.1 | $997.3M | -13.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4B | $538.2K | $996.0M | +30.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200912Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $790.6M | $5.6M | $976.9M | +45.0% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 020713Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | $693.7M | $89.1K | $975.3M | +317.3% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 080132Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $31.2K | $970.5M | -11.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $2.1B | $6.1 | $969.6M | -31.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080430Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $774.0M | $12.8M | $898.1M | +17.7% | 1 | +1.7% |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $522.0M | $2.1M | $893.4M | +28.2% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $136.3 | $890.0M | -21.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170260Sugars: fructose, other than chemically pure fructose, and fructose syrup (containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose), excluding invert sugar | $568.3M | $91.1 | $822.7M | +3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $26.6M | $779.5M | +16.4% | 1 | +1.4% |
| HS 030612Crustaceans: lobsters (homarus spp.), frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $633.4M | $5.4 | $775.5M | -41.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.7B | $23.9M | $772.9M | +48.7% | 1 | +1.4% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $831.5M | $17.6K | $738.4M | -1.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $19.3M | $737.6M | +21.3% | 1 | +3.3% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $651.6M | $77.0 | $677.9M | +43.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $1.0B | $24.3K | $677.6M | +5.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $879.5M | $12.1M | $641.6M | +6.4% | 1 | +1.4% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
45 products represented in the sector.
$84.5B$111.5B reported buyer importsMEX
Mexico
9 products represented in the sector.
$17.0B$14.0B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
12 products represented in the sector.
$11.7B$20.7B reported buyer importsCHN
China
5 products represented in the sector.
$9.7B$13.8B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
4 products represented in the sector.
$5.2B$5.4B reported buyer importsFRA
France
3 products represented in the sector.
$2.7B$3.9B reported buyer importsARE
United Arab Emirates
2 products represented in the sector.
$2.6B$1.3B reported buyer importsIDN
Indonesia
1 products represented in the sector.
$2.4B$2.5B reported buyer importsBEL
Belgium
3 products represented in the sector.
$2.3B$4.0B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
2 products represented in the sector.
$2.1B$5.8B reported buyer importsSAU
Saudi Arabia
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.9B$1.0B reported buyer importsIND
India
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.9B$1.5B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 020713Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | +317.3% | $975.3M | 1 |
| HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | +225.5% | $1.2B | 1 |
| HS 180310Cocoa: paste, not defatted | +83.4% | $1.1B | 1 |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | +82.5% | $2.0B | 1 |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | +76.4% | $5.9B | 1 |
| HS 081190Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | +60.8% | $1.2B | 1 |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | +48.7% | $772.9M | 1 |
| HS 200912Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | +45.0% | $976.9M | 1 |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | +43.2% | $677.9M | 1 |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | +30.6% | $996.0M | 1 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 170114
Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
11 markets$15.7B calculated opportunityHS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
7 markets$11.0B calculated opportunityHS 090111
Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated
4 markets$5.5B calculated opportunityHS 070200
Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled
3 markets$5.3B calculated opportunityHS 180100
Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted
3 markets$2.8B calculated opportunityHS 220300
Beer: made from malt
2 markets$8.5B calculated opportunityHS 190590
Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products
2 markets$7.2B calculated opportunityHS 030617
Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
2 markets$6.2B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Guatemala in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.