Coffee

Honduras's agriculture, fishing, forestry, and livestock sector grew 4.8%, led by crops of coffee, bananas, and fruit, with additional gains from shrimp and tilapia fishing, livestock, and poultry.

France, the agricultural research center CATIE, and the French research institute CIRAD have identified coffee, cacao, forest restoration, and biodiversity as areas for potential joint projects and funding in Honduras, building on three decades of scientific collaboration in Central America.

Honduran coffee output reached 7.3 million quintals (about 329,000 metric tons) this year, up from 6.1 million, generating $2.3 billion in export revenue and contributing roughly $2.45 billion total to the economy including domestic consumption.

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's seized-assets office (OABI) is accepting bids through September 3 for the sale of 2,400 quintals (about 108 metric tons) of confiscated coffee stored in Santa Rosa de Copán, comprising 2,200 quintals of premium-grade beans and 200 of lower-grade stock.

Honduras's merchandise exports reached $3.8 billion in May 2026, up 12% year-over-year, driven by higher volumes of coffee, recycled products, and bananas.

The Inter-American Development Bank ranked Honduras among the region's fastest-growing exporters in early 2026, led by coffee, apparel manufacturing, bananas, and palm oil, though it warned of risks from market volatility and rising costs.

Honduras shipped $3.61 billion in goods in the first three months of 2026, an 11.5% year-over-year increase led by coffee, apparel manufacturing, bananas, and palm oil, according to the Inter-American Development Bank.

Honduras's agriculture ministry and the national coffee institute signed a 100-million-lempira (about $4 million) cooperation agreement to boost coffee production through research, technical assistance, technology transfer, and improved quality standards.

Fundación Próspera is partnering with the inaugural Espressate Roatán event on July 11 to showcase Honduran coffee to producers, entrepreneurs, and international visitors, aiming to open new markets and highlight the quality of the country's coffee industry.

Agricultural production in Honduras declined 3.6% in the first quarter of 2026, reversing 2025's gains, driven mainly by drops in grain and coffee crops.

Honduras recorded a current-account surplus of $763.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong family remittances and rising exports, particularly coffee.

Honduras's merchandise exports reached $3.61 billion in the first three months of 2026, a 11.5% year-on-year increase driven by coffee, apparel manufacturing, bananas, and palm oil, according to an Inter-American Development Bank report.

Honduras's merchandise exports grew 7.3% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, driven by higher volumes of coffee and bananas and improved international prices for gold and recycled products.

Honduras's agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector expanded thanks to improved coffee yields from better farming practices and a rebound in banana, fruit, and African palm production.

Honduras and the World Bank will launch a program to provide technical training to roughly 200,000 small-scale coffee producers nationwide, aiming to boost productivity and competitiveness in a key sector of the economy.