Honduras Projects 3M Quintals of Beans Despite El Niño

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 1, 2026 · Originally reported October 29, 2026 by Diario Roatán

Agriculture officials forecast a bean harvest of 3 million quintals (about 136,000 metric tons) and 550,000 quintals of rice (about 25,000 metric tons) this year, exceeding domestic demand, while the government invests 350–400 million lempiras (roughly $14–16 million) in irrigation systems to mitigate drought and climate impacts.