Which industries manufacture goods in Grenada?

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Grenada’s manufacturing sector is primarily composed of secondary industries that focus on processing local agricultural products and producing consumer goods. These industries include:

  • Food and Beverage Processing: Sugar milling, rum distilling, food canning, and brewing.1
  • Consumer Goods: Clothing manufacture, cigarette manufacturing, and soapmaking.1
  • Agricultural Processing: Copra processing and a cotton ginnery located on the island of Carriacou.1

While agriculture and tourism remain the most significant sectors of the economy, these agriculturally based manufacturing industries are playing an increasingly important role in the nation's economic landscape.2