The results of the market analysis have revealed that, in the area of the Chiquimula department covered by the study, which focused in particular on the municipalities of Chiquimula, Jocotán and Olopa, the maize market is self-sufficient at harvest times, but in times of seasonal hunger, supplies are taken from the region, other districts and even international markets (if there is demand and a price incentive for wholesalers in the department, who seem to be the entry and exit point).

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