Banana & plantain grower and exporter · Guatemala

From our land
to the world.

We grow, pack and export bananas and plantains from our own farms on Guatemala’s South Coast, backed by four decades of farming experience.

1986Group operating since
1,000+Group team members
GLOBALG.A.P.Good Agricultural Practices
EscuintlaGuatemala’s South Coast
Why Top Green

From lab to container, in our own hands.

Our plants start in our own laboratory, grow in our nurseries and farms, and the fruit is packed and loaded into refrigerated containers at origin. That’s how we safeguard quality at every stage.

Certified quality

We operate under GLOBALG.A.P. Good Agricultural Practices certification, with periodic audits.

Our own packing plant

Washing, selection, weighing and packing at our facilities, following standardized procedures.

Ready for export

Palletized and loaded into refrigerated containers at origin, in Top Green boxes.

Aerial view of the Top Green packing plant surrounded by banana plantation
40 yearsof farming experience in Guatemala
Products

Export-grade fruit, straight from the source.

Bananas and plantains grown, harvested and packed by us, backed by an agribusiness group operating since 1986.

Top Green worker holding a green banana bunch at the packing plant

Bananas

Grown on our farms in Escuintla, harvested by cableway and packed in our own plant, ready for your market.

  • Top Green BANANAS boxes
  • Refrigerated containers
  • GLOBALG.A.P.
Top Green PLANTAINS boxes with green plantains ready for export

Plantains

Hand-selected and packed to export standards in Top Green PLANTAINS boxes.

  • Top Green PLANTAINS boxes
  • Refrigerated containers
  • GLOBALG.A.P.
From the Tecnología Agrícola group

Other product lines

Tractor working a sugarcane field
Since 1986

Sugarcane

Our roots: four decades growing sugarcane for the sugar industry.

Merilab technician checking jars of in vitro plants
Merilab

In vitro plants

Banana and plantain plants grown from meristems under controlled conditions.

Worker packing limes in mesh bags
Field and packing

Limes

Lime harvesting on our farms, with sorting and packing at our own facilities.

Slices of dehydrated fruit
Added value

Flours and dried fruit

Banana and plantain flours, and dried fruit from our land.

Process

Five stages under our control

We control every stage of the process to deliver uniform fruit of consistent quality.

  1. Lab technician holding a jar of in vitro plants in a flow hood1

    Laboratory

    At Merilab we multiply banana and plantain meristems under controlled conditions.

  2. Nursery worker holding a tray of banana plantlets2

    Nursery

    Plants are acclimatized in our nurseries, where each one gets the care it needs.

  3. Banana bunches moving along the cableway in the plantation3

    Field

    Technical crop management, bunch protection and cableway harvesting.

  4. Workers sorting bananas at the washing tank4

    Packing plant

    The fruit is washed, sorted, weighed and packed following standardized procedures.

  5. Pallets of banana boxes inside a refrigerated container5

    Export

    Palletized and loaded into refrigerated containers, ready to ship.

Video

See our operation in three minutes.

From the lab to the nurseries, from the field to the packing plant: this is how we work every day.

3:15 · English subtitles
About us

Farming on Guatemala’s South Coast since 1986.

We are an agribusiness group with more than 1,000 team members and operations in La Gomera, Nueva Concepción and Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla. We started with sugarcane, added a tissue-culture laboratory, and today we grow and export bananas and plantains under our Top Green brand.

  1. 1986

    Sugarcane

    Tecnología Agrícola begins operations growing sugarcane.

  2. 2009

    In vitro laboratory

    Meristemos de Guatemala (Merilab) starts producing plants in the lab.

  3. 2014

    Bananas and plantains

    Top Green is founded to diversify the business and export bananas and plantains.

  4. Today

    Responsible growth

    Solar energy, forest conservation and medical services for our team.

Top Green technicians inspecting banana plants in the fieldPlantain quality control at the packing plantNursery technician holding a banana plant

Mission

We provide high-quality agricultural products to agribusiness worldwide, in a responsible and sustainable way.

Vision

To be recognized nationally and internationally as a company of excellence: profitable and socially responsible.

ValuesIntegrityHonestyResponsibilityLeadershipTeamwork
Sustainability and people

Growing with care for the land and our people.

Sustainability is part of how we manage the business: rational use of resources, respect for people and commitment to their development.

Aerial view of the packing plant with solar panels on the roof

Solar energy

Solar panels at our packing plant harness the sun’s energy.

Water reservoir surrounded by banana plantation

Water

Reservoirs and irrigation management on our farms.

Deer in a protected forest area

Forest and wildlife

We conserve forest areas and protect their wildlife.

Doctor examining a team member at the clinic

Health

Medical services for our team members.

Get in touch

Let’s talk about your next container.

Email or call us: our sales team handles export requests for bananas and plantains.

For a faster quote, include:

  • Product: bananas or plantains
  • Estimated volume and frequency
  • Destination port or country
  • Packaging type or brand
  • Estimated start date
Top Green team at the zona 10 offices
Office

Top Green, S.A.

Diagonal 6 10-01, zona 10, Edificio Centro Gerencial Las Margaritas, Torre II, Oficina 301A, Guatemala City

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