Fuel Price Relief Meets Street Pressure: Guatemala’s Congress approved temporary consumer reference prices for diesel and gasoline through Dec. 31, 2026, with up to Q2.5 billion quetzales earmarked to stabilize costs—setting diesel and regular at Q39 per gallon and premium at Q41—while transport workers and Indigenous activists protested rising fuel prices in Guatemala City, arguing the subsidy is a short-term patch that won’t fix dependence on imported refined fuel or domestic market concentration. Agri-Climate Risk: El Niño is strengthening, and reports flag Central America’s “Dry Corridor” as already seeing drought and erratic weather that could hit crops and food security across Guatemala and neighbors. Coffee Supply Chain: Kahwa Coffee marked 20 years with a major production expansion in Florida, adding roasting, grinding and bagging capacity and continuing sourcing that includes cooperatives in Guatemala and other Central American origins. Trade & Food Safety: A snack recall hit De Todito mixed chips again after pork cracklings traced to Colombia—an export-restricted meat origin for the U.S.—raising fresh questions for cross-border food sourcing controls. Insurance Sector Event: AM Best will join a panel at the Latin America Reinsurance Group’s 2026 annual meeting in Guatemala City, focusing on emerging risks shaping insurance and reinsurance. Diplomacy & Tech Links: Guatemala marked its 205th independence anniversary in Taipei, highlighting deeper trade and cooperation with Taiwan, including efforts tied to the semiconductor supply chain.