Honduras ranks first in Central America, third in Latin America, and sixth globally in coffee exports by volume. Honduran coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (Oct 2014-Sept 2015) is forecast at 5.0 million 60-kilogram bags -- up from 4.6 million bags in 2013/2014. Honduras was affected by the coffee leaf rust in about 25 percent of the cultivated coffee acreage (71,000 hectares) in MY 2012/2013; however, the impact was lessened due to the rapid expansion in coffee area planted
