Cukra Industrial, S.A.

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Cukra is a company that warehouses peanuts for processing, sale, and export. The company also provides support services and inputs to approximately 30 independent peanut producers. In exchange, these producers guarantee the delivery of peanuts that meet the company’s uniform quality standards, which meet the rigorous demands of the international market.While the company’s main export is high-quality shelled peanuts (maní oro), it also has roasting facilities where it produces small quantities of processed peanuts for direct consumption. Cukra is the country’s second largest peanut warehouser and exporter. Its main markets are Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Central America.The IIC loan of up to US$2.5 million would be used to finance the company’s working capital needs, namely advance payments to its producers for the processing and sale of peanuts for export.