In 2017, Honduras officially became the largest coffee producer in Central America.

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According to the International Coffee Organization (OIC), Honduras is estimated to be the largest coffee producer in Central America, with coffee production reaching 7.2 million metric tons in the 2016-2017 harvest year, an increase of 6.6 per cent over the previous harvest year.

According to the OIC report, in the first two months of the harvest year, Honduran coffee exports increased by 219.2% in total value and 176.7% in volume compared with the same period last year.

OIC also speculated that by the end of November, Honduras had smuggled more than 2 million bags of coffee to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.

According to the report, in the 2015-2016 harvest year, Honduran coffee exports totaled 12.83 million bags (46 kilograms each), accounting for 19 percent of Honduras's total exports. 1061215

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Honduras is located in Central America, Guatemala in the west, El Salvador in the southwest, Nicaragua in the southeast, the Caribbean Sea in the east and north, and the Gulf of Honseca in the Pacific Ocean to the south.

There are 280000 hectares of coffee plantations in the country, dominated by small coffee merchants, most of which are less than 3.5ha, accounting for 60 per cent of the country's production. In the coffee garden, men and women collect coffee beans by hand, then carefully handle and process them to meet the needs of the market and meet the different tastes of consumers.

In recent years, due to the upgrading of equipment and the assistance of international organizations to raise the level of the coffee industry, Honduras has also emerged on the international coffee stage.

Honduran coffee is of first-class quality and its price is the most competitive in Central American countries. Small, round, slightly bluish green coffee, taste full and slightly sweet, suitable for comprehensive coffee, can also be made into single coffee, suitable for medium and deep roasting!