The total value of sales decreased slightly compared to the previous crop due to low prices paid on the international market.
During the first 11 months of the 2012-13 crop 2.4 million quintals of coffee have been exported, compared to 1.9 million quintals in the previous harvest.
These figures were provided by the Center for Export Procedures (CETREX). Revenue however, declined by 0.3%.
With respect to the 2011-2012 harvest, sales from the current harvest have increased by 28% in Nicaragua, 7% in El Salvador, and 4% in Guatemala, while Honduras sold 16% less and Costa Rica's sales remained the same.
From a report by the National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafé):
Coffee exports from nine Latin American countries, excluding Brazil, rose by 6.04% in the first 10 months of the current crop, which began in October 2012, said the National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafé) yesterday.
From October to December 2012, exports from the group of nine Latin American coffee producing countries, with the exception of Brazil, grew by 15.75%.
The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafe) said in a statement that their exports of quality coffee from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru, joined the 6,135,414 60 kilo bags, in the quarter from October to December 2012.
In the first nine months of the current coffee harvest, the country has exported 5.8 million quintals, up 23.4% when compared to the same period in last harvest.
In value terms the increase was 6.37%, or $1,218 million compared to the $1,145 from the last harvest.
The manager of the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE), Victor Hugo Molina, said the increase is due to "better farm management practices and better land cultivation".
Honduras and Mexico, were the only two Latin American countries reporting increases exceeding 50% in the first quarter of the current crop.
The combined exports of the nine Latin American countries (except Brazil): Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and the Dominican Republic) totaled 5,407,017 bags of 60 kilos, between October and December last year, according data from the National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafe).
In the first month of the current 2011-2012 harvest, exports increased by 4% compared to the same period last season.
Foreign sales of coffee in the last October totaled $11.1 million, 3.7% higher than in October 2010 with $10.7 million, according to the Center for Exports (CETREX).
"The entity attributed the improvement in price to a rise in the value of foreign sales of coffee, the main product exported by this Central American country.
Coffee exports for the 2010-11 cycle produced revenues of $458.2 million, 139.9% higher than that generated in the previous cycle.
According to preliminary data from the Salvadoran Coffee Council (CSC), 2,260,428 quintals (bags of 46 kilos) of coffee were exported, which is 74% higher than the 1, 299,243 in the last cycle.
"These increases are explained, in part, by good international prices for coffee.
Estimates for this season are that 4.5 million quintals of the grain will be sold, exceeding the record high of 4.1 quintals.
An increase in production and high international prices are two of the main reasons behind the growth of coffee exports.
In addition, the benevolence of the weather in recent months has also benefited the sector, which has covered some of the demand that would normally be served by coffee producing countries such as Colombia and Brazil, which have been influenced by bad weather that affected usual production levels..
Revenues from coffee exports increased by 366% in August 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
Between October 2010 and August 2011 revenue from foreign sales of coffee increased by 129.6%, with total exports of $435.09 million compared to $189.48 million in the same period of last year’s crop, 2009-2010.
In terms of volume exported, in August 2011 increases were also reported of 255%, with 99, 028 quintals compared to 27,894 quintals in August 2010.
The combined exports of the 9 Latin American countries have increased by 14.6% in the first ten months of the current crop.
The combined exports of Colombia, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru, between October 2010 and July 2011 totaled 23,133,366 60 kilo bags, which is 14.6% higher than in the same period of the previous crop, according to a report by the National Coffee Association (Anacafe).
Exports totaled 170,060 quintals, 88% more than the 90,659 quintals in the same period in 2010.
According to the Salvadoran Coffee Council (CSC) in the same month revenues totaled $38.9 million, the average price per quintal exported was $229.
An article in Elsalvador.com's reports: "The cumulative export volume for the year 2010/2011, that is October 2010 to June 2011, reported a total of 1,920,925 quintals, an increase of 60.2% compared to exports during the same period the previous cycle which was 1,199,229 quintals.
The combined exports of the 9 Latin American countries have increased by 18.5% in the first eight months of the current crop.
Sales in all nine countries (Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru and The Dominican Republic) totaled 10.4 million 60 kilo bags, compared to 8.7 million in the same period of the previous crop.
In May, 266,744 quintals were exported, 74% higher than the 153,324 in the same period in 2010.
Export revenues reported an increase of 149.4% and totaled $58.9 million compared to $23.6 million in May 2010.
"The average price per quintal exported this month was $220.85, surpassing by more than $65.00 the past average price of $154.09 per quintal." reported an article in Elsalvador.com, "For its part, the cumulative export volume for the year 2010/2011 from October 2010 to May 2011, totaled 1,741,076 quintals, an increase of 57.1% compared to exports during the same period in the previous cycle which was 1,108,570 quintals. "
In the first seven months of the current 2010/11 crop, foreign coffee sales have increased by 59%.
High international prices and an increased harvest volume have enabled the country to increase the value of their sales to the rest of the world, which amounted to $273.6 million between October 2010 and April this year.
In this period, the international price of a quintal of coffee stood at $212.95, while in the same period during the previous harvest, 2009, the price was $140.29.
On the first 5 months of the current harvest, the country exported $153.8 million, 79.4% more than the $ 85.7 million sold in the the same period of the previous harvest.
According to information from the Center for Export Procedures (CETREX), Nicarague shipped 753,574 45kg bags, 22.7% more than in the same period the previous year.
"The source also noted that during the first five months of the current crop price per quintal of coffee -45 kilos - averaged U.S. $ 204.13, while in the same period of the 2009-2010 harvest, the price was quoted at U.S. $ 139.51,” reported the article at Prensalibre.com.