Guatemala’s Coffee Exports Climbed 8.7% in April, Anacafe Says

Coffee exports from Guatemala, the largest producer in Central America, rose 8.7 percent in April, according to the country’s National Coffee Association.

Shipments climbed to 447,265 bags of 60 kilograms (132 pounds) each from 411,357 bags a year earlier, Anacafe, as the association is known, said by e-mail yesterday.

Exports for the marketing season started Oct. 1 came to 1.881 million bags, down 0.7 percent from 1.895 million bags in the previous season, data from the association showed.

Guatemala’s coffee production will reach 4 million bags in the 2010-11 marketing season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.

(Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-03/guatemala-s-coffee-exports-climbed-8-7-in-april-anacafe-says.html)