Guatemala

Latin American washed arabica coffee exports dropped 8.93% year-on-year during the first nine months of the 2008-2009 cycle according to Anacafe, Guatemala’s National Coffee Association.

It released data showing that accumulated coffee exports from October, 2008 to June, 2009 totaled 20,360,260 bags, down from 22,357,670 bags shipped in the same period the previous year.

The countries showing the largest declines were Colombia (-21.53%), Costa Rica (-9.54%) and Honduras (-9.22%).

Peru however saw an increase of 23.69% in exports during this period. The other countries that experienced increased exports were Mexico, (+11.31%) and the Dominican Republic, which exported 75,198 bags, an almost 70% increase.