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.