exports of Honduran coffee rose 79% year-on-year in May, due to higher market demand and delays in shipments of the grain last month, a producer leader said on Thursday.
Shipments from the largest exporter of Central America they reached 935,673 60-kilo bags compared to 522,847 bags registered in the same month in the 2021/2022 harvest, according to preliminary figures from the Marketing department of the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE).
“This month we have had a greater demand in the market and part of the grain that was scheduled to ship in April was shipped until May,” said Dagoberto Suazo, director of IHCAFE, adding that they continue to advance to meet the export forecast. for the present crop of Arabica.
Accumulated grain exports in Honduras totaled 3,691,877.87 60-kilo bags, 10% more than the 3,331,954 bags obtained in the same period of the previous season.
the central american nation plans to send export about 5,520,000 bags of coffee of the current season.
Honduras, which exports Arabica coffee, has its harvest year between October and September, as do its neighboring Central American countries and Mexico.
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Source: Gestion
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