TEGUCIGALPA: Coffee exports from Honduras jumped nearly 40 percent during the 2016-17 harvesting season due to rising production, while coffee shipments from Costa Rica fell about 10 percent, officials in both countries said on Monday.
Honduras, Central America's top coffee producer, shipped 7.06 million 60-kg bags during the 2016-17 cycle, up 37.3 percent compared to the 5.14 million bags exported during the previous 2015-16 season, according to data from national coffee institute IHCAFE.
Adilson Avila, head of IHCAFE, said the country's coffee exports during the 2017-18 season are seen totaling 7.7 million bags.
Costa Rica, a smaller regional producer known worldwide for its high-quality beans, exported 1.11 million bags during the 2016-17 season, down 10.5 percent from 1.24 million bags shipped during the 2015-16 cycle, according to national coffee institute ICAFE.
The coffee season in Central America and Mexico, which together produce about a fifth of the world's arabica beans, runs from October through September.
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