Coffee reclaimed its former position at the top of Nicaragua’s export list in 2012, accounting for $519 million in sales last year. In 2011, coffee ranked second to beef, which last year slipped to third place. Gold came in second place last year, netting $431 million in sales in 2012, according to CETREX.
If you want to sample, Nicaragua’s #1 export, check out our Corridor Coffee, a 100% Arabica coffee grown in the shade of Nicaragua’s rainforest canopy. All proceeds from this coffee will help us protect wildlife and wild places in Central America.