APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Dracaena (Dracaena spp.) for Planting from Guatemala

January 7, 2022 USDA APHIS

The Government of Guatemala has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of dracaena (Dracaena spp.) for planting into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.

ONE Banana Ingredients for Secure Commerce

October 4, 2021 ONE Banana

ONE Banana Ingredients now owns and operates the first food processing plant in Guatemala to be Business Alliance for Secure Commerce -BASC- Certified, thus enhancing the company’s commitment to the pursuit of transparency, traceability and more secure commerce.

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Dianthus Plants for Planting from Guatemala

August 31, 2021 USDA APHIS

The Government of Guatemala has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of dianthus (Dianthus spp.) plants for planting into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.

Guatemalan Produce Trade Association Announces Member Videos

The GPTA member videos provide the industry at large with the opportunity to learn about each member company, products and services.

Chiquita Donates More than Ten Tons of Food and Supplies to Support Honduras and Guatemala Communities Devastated by Hurricanes

April 20, 2021 Chiquita

As Central America continues to feel the devastating aftermath of Hurricanes Eta and Iota, Chiquita is extending its relief work in Honduras and Guatemala, an area that has been the source of Chiquita’s yellow bananas for more than a century.