Nicaragua: Coffee Annual
In 2014/2015, coffee production reached over 2 million 60 kg bags, a 14 percent increase compared to the previous cycle. One of the main problems reported in 2014/2015 was the irregular flowering of the coffee trees as a result of the drought that affected Nicaragua in 2014. In some areas, the lack of rain during the flowering season caused the falling of small fruits and delayed the coffee harvest season which increased the harvesting costs due to the irregular ripening of coffee beans. Based on USDA analysis, the 2015/2016 coffee harvest is expected to reach 2.1 million 60 kg bags, a slight increase compared to the previous cycle. The expected increase is attributed to an excellent flowering of the coffee trees in 2015 and the inclusion of new coffee plantations that were renovated in the past years and are beginning to produce.
