Agricultural Exports

Honduran rambutan (locally called licha) exports reached $6.05 million in 2024, a 16.3% increase from the prior year, with about 2,500 farmers and 3,000 farms supplying the crop mainly to the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Guatemala's agriculture ministry recognized 47,000 hectares in Honduras's Arenal and Olanchito municipalities as free of the Mediterranean fruit fly, eliminating extra quarantine requirements for fruit and vegetable exports to countries like the United States.

Honduras produces about 80,000 quintals (roughly 3,600 metric tons) of cardamom annually, with more than half exported for over $16 million in foreign exchange, making it an increasingly important agricultural commodity for the western and Atlantic coast regions.

International coffee prices on the New York futures exchange hovered around $278 per quintal (100 lb) on October 1, with the December contract trading near $287.78, setting the benchmark for Honduras's coffee market.

Coffee exports from Honduras in the 2025–26 harvest year, which ended September 30, generated $2.285 billion in sales, according to the head of the Honduran Coffee Institute.

Honduran coffee exports grew 17.6% to $2.02 billion through July 2026, but producers say the key to higher revenue is shifting more of the volume toward premium-grade beans that command better prices.

Falling global coffee prices driven by Brazil's record harvest are squeezing Honduran producers, though an expected 1 million additional quintals (about 45,000 metric tons) of production this year may partially offset lower per-unit earnings.

Honduras exported 630 metric tons of fine and aromatic cacao through September 2026, generating $2.8 million in revenue, with most shipments bound for Central America and about 70 processing companies adding value to the crop.

Honduran coffee exports reached 161 destinations in the 2025–2026 harvest, surpassing projections, with the United States buying 2.27 million quintals (about 102,000 metric tons) and accounting for 33.1% of total shipments.

Coffee producer Víctor Barahona projects Honduras's coffee exports will reach $2.5 billion this season.

Honduras exported 6.66 million bags of coffee worth $2.11 billion from October 2025 through July 1, 2026—a 23% jump in volume and 12% gain in revenue over the same period a year earlier, driven by larger harvests despite lower global prices.

Honduras's banana shipments reached $122.3 million in the first three months of 2026, up 36% year-over-year, driven by higher volumes and expanded cultivation, the Central Bank reported.