What are the coffee producing areas in Honduras? Introduction to the Flavor characteristics of Honduras Coffee

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The coffee industry in Honduras developed very early. More than a decade ago, it was only the positioning of non-characteristic commercial formula beans, dumping the market at a large number of low prices. In fact, Honduras has a good coffee growing environment, microclimate, altitude, soil, abundant rainfall and clear dry and rainy season, as well as diligent farmers. It is only the drying process and logistics problems that have been criticized for a long time, affecting the quality of coffee. In recent years, from the government's awareness of the boutique coffee market, it has gradually become depressed, driving the Hongguo coffee industry to appeal for high-quality coffee to improve the income of farmers.

Hongguo coffee is of first-class quality and the price is the most competitive in Central American countries, mainly exported to the United States, Germany and Japan. Coffee varieties are 100 per cent Arabica, 69 per cent are HG and 12 per cent are SHG,19% and CS. There are mainly Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Villa Sarchi and Lempira brands.

With the baptism of the international cup of excellence competition platform, Hongguo coffee farmers have also begun to actively improve, gradually reversing the stereotype of Hongguo coffee by buyers everywhere with good quality. Honduras is currently the largest coffee producer in Central America. In the past, one of the main reasons for the boredom of coffee in Honduras was the drying process, where abundant and variable rainfall in the mountains made it impossible for raw beans to dry completely at the last stage of production. So most of the processing plants will combine mechanical drying quickly, in addition to adverse preservation, coffee flavor will also be lost.

Honduras coffee is divided into six major producing areas, covering the west and south, namely, Copan, Opalaca, Montecillos, Comayagua, Agalta Tropical and El Paraiso, with an average planting height of more than 1100 meters above sea level.