The agriculture sector in Belize contributes 22 percent of the GDP and employs an estimated 24.7 percent of labor, as stated in the GDP/Employment by Sector of Origin table. The primary food crops produced are bananas, cocoa beans, coffee, maize, rice and sugar cane. The primary meat products are beef and veal, chicken, duck, lamb, pork and turkey. The largest (in value terms) agricultural exports in 1998 were sugar, orange juice, bananas, fish and molasses. The total value of agricultural exports in 1998 was $117.7 million, while the total value of agricultural imports in 1998 was $58.4 million.

Belize
Key Sectors
Agriculture/Food: Production of Primary Crops
(Metric Tons)

Product	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
BANANAS	82,000	81,000	78,000	75,000	75,000
BARLEY	0	0	0	0	0
COCOA BEANS	55	45	70	60	60
COCONUTS	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200	3,200
COFFEE, GREEN	0	0	0	0	0
MAIZE	37,372	37,358	37,606	38,000	38,000
POTATOES	0	0	0	0	0
RICE, PADDY	12,756	16,726	8,631	11,000	11,000
SOYBEANS	0	0	0	0	0
SUGAR BEETS	0	0	0	0	0
SUGAR CANE	1,251,780	1,208,080	1,141,020	1,181,240	1,181,240
WHEAT	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL PRODUCTION	1,387,163	1,346,409	1,268,527	1,308,500	1,308,500
GROWTH RATE (%)	-	-2.9%	-5.8%	3.2%	0.0%

Sources:

UN Food and Agricultural Organization

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