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Guatemala Beef
Facts about beef in Guatemala
- In Guatemala- the FAO found- one out of three children under four suffers from protein-energy malnutrition
- While U.S. beef consumption maintained a generally upward trend to 123 pounds per person by 1978- the average Guatemalan eats only 23 pounds.
- With a population of approximately 14 million- Guatemala is the largest country in Central America- and experiences an average of $4 million in annual imports of U.S. beef.
- In 2007- Guatemala has only about 27 kg/person/year meat consumption.
- Guatemala’s meat consumption in 2010 increased a bit to about 54.2 kg/person/year.