date:Apr 23, 2014
Guatemalan sugarcane planted area has been expanding by three per cent (average annual basis) for the past ten years. However, lack of available land and poor country infrastructure close to the South Coast of Guatemala will limit planted area growth in the next ten years.
Production increase is now more dependent on yield increases and sugar extraction efficiency. In MY 2014-2015, planted area is forecast at 264,000 Ha.
Sugarcane yields in MY 2013-2014 (101.68 MT/Ha) have reached the second h