Honduras

Honduras is Central America's largest producer, with more than 100,000 mostly small farming families spread across six IHCAFE-defined regions. A late-1990s export levy funded roads and extension, and the national institute IHCAFE runs regional cupping labs and has bred rust-resistant varieties. Honduras holds Central America's first legally recognised coffee denomination of origin, Café Marcala (2005).

Arabica Harvesting in November

Production 2026/27: 6.03Mbags362k t · USDA PSD
Exports 2026/27: 5.50Mbags91% of the harvest
Arabica share: 100%
World rank: 8of 403.2% of origin output
Area harvested 2024: 267khaFAOSTAT
Altitude: 950–1,950m

Production and exports

60 kg bags · USDA PSD market years

Market years 2010/11 to 2026/27; the last year is USDA's current estimate. Domestic use is PSD's domestic consumption line.

Area harvested, hectares · FAOSTAT

FAOSTAT crops and livestock products, item green coffee (CC BY 4.0). Values flagged as estimates by FAO are included as published.

Where the coffee goes

Supply and use

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Production, Supply and Distribution (PSD), market years. Supply on the left equals use on the right.

Market year 2026/27

Stocks carried in	435k
Production	6.03M
Imports	160k
Exports	5.50M
Domestic use	415k
Stocks carried out	707k
Share of the harvest exported	91%
Rank among producing origins by exports	8 of 37

Where the exports go is not published here. Shipments by destination, including US imports from Honduras, come from USITC DataWeb and the Census trade API, which need credentials we do not hold yet.

Harvest

Harvest calendar for every origin

Main cropTypical US arrival

Whole country · main cropNov–Apr · US May–Sep

Cafe Imports and Mercanta's origin page November-April; Mercanta's seasonality page November-March with arrivals late July-September; Cafe Imports arrivals May-July.

Growing regions

6 regions

Agalta1,300–1,950 m
Comayagua1,000–1,500 m
Copán1,000–1,500 m
El Paraíso950–1,950 m
Montecillos (Marcala)1,200–1,600 m
Opalaca1,100–1,500 m

Varieties, processing and grading

Main varieties

Catuaí Caturra Bourbon Typica Lempira IHCAFE 90 Parainema Pacas

Common processing

Washed (wet, fully washed)

Export grading

Central American and Mexican altitude grades (SHB/HB, SHG/HG, Altura)

ICO certifying agent: Instituto Hondureño del Café (IHCAFE)

Character and protected names

Flavour tendencies

Honduran coffees are often described as mild, sweet and nutty with a heavier body and gentler acidity than their neighbours, though high-altitude lots from Marcala and El Paraíso can show more fruit.

General tendencies from importer origin notes, not a promise about any lot. The claims behind them are listed with their sources at the foot of the page.

Geographical indications and protected names

Name	Type	Register	Year
Café Marcala	Denomination of origin	Honduras Industrial Property Registry	2005