{"id":7315,"date":"2024-10-05T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guatecana.com.gt\/conocenos\/huella-economica\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T21:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T03:51:48","slug":"economic-footprint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guatecana.com\/en\/get-to-know-us\/economic-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Footprint\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n
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The Sugar Cane Agroindustry is a fundamental economic engine for Guatemala. Every year, we generate an economic footprint of more than<\/span> Q<\/span><\/span>12,122 million (estimated at USD$1,534 million), reaching 92% <\/span><\/span><\/span>of the municipalities of the country <\/span>benefiting<\/span> urban and rural areas.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n

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Employment generation<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

During<\/span> Zafra [<\/span>Harvest<\/span>]<\/span> 2023\/24, we generated 51,666 direct jobs<\/strong>, hired by the engineers. In addition, it is estimated that around 258,330 are the indirect jobs<\/strong> generated by the economic boost of the sector. These jobs are generated in new businesses and services, from mechanical workshops to local shops and dining rooms.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n

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Revitalization of the local economy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

In addition to generating employment, the Harvest promotes economic reactivation on the South Coast of Guatemala. The mills hire 6,014 suppliers of goods and services,<\/strong> which contribute to local and national economic growth, <\/span>and<\/span> generate jobs.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mills in the <\/span>Asociaci\u00f3n<\/span> de <\/span>Azucareros<\/span> de Guatemala<\/span> [Association of Sugar Producers of Guatemala]<\/span> –<\/span>Asazgua<\/span>– distribute about Q3 billion (estimated at USD$380 million) every year in wages and salaries<\/strong>. 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