How Much Coffee Comes From Mexico? | Production By State

Mexico produces about 3.9 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in the latest forecast, equal to roughly 234,000 metric tons.

Mexico is a serious coffee producer, though it sits well below giants like Brazil and Vietnam. In the latest USDA forecast, Mexican output for the 2025/26 marketing year reaches 3.9 million bags on a green-bean basis. That puts the country in the global trade flow, but it also tells you something else: Mexican coffee is not a tiny niche item. There is a real volume behind it, and most of it comes from a handful of southern and central states.

If you want the plain number, that is the number to keep: 3.9 million bags. Since one standard coffee bag in trade weighs 60 kilograms, that works out to about 234,000 metric tons of coffee. For people who buy beans rather than study farm reports, that means Mexico sends a lot of coffee into export markets, even if it is not one of the top two or three producers on earth.

What The National Output Number Means

The headline figure can sound abstract, so it helps to break it down. Coffee reports usually track production in green bean equivalent, not in roasted bags sitting on a store shelf. Green beans lose weight during roasting, so the farm-level number will always look larger than the roasted coffee people brew at home.

Mexico’s recent run looks steady, with a lift from better prices and work on older coffee trees. USDA places 2024/25 production at 3.8 million bags and 2023/24 at 3.35 million. That shows a market that can move up or down with weather, pests, labor costs, and farm renewal, but it is still large enough to matter in North American coffee trade.

How Big Is That In Practical Terms?

Here is a simple way to read the figure:

• 3.9 million bags = the current USDA forecast for Mexico
• 1 bag = 60 kilograms
• Total weight = about 234 million kilograms
• That equals about 234,000 metric tons of coffee

That is coffee before brewing, before roasting loss, and before it is split across export, domestic roasting, and soluble coffee processing. Mexico also drinks a fair amount of coffee at home, so not every bean grown in the country leaves the country.

How Much Coffee Comes From Mexico? By Region And Type

Most Mexican coffee comes from the south and east of the country, not from a broad national spread. Coffee cultivation reaches 14 states in the USDA report, yet just four states account for 91.4% of total output: Chiapas, Veracruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca. That concentration matters because a weak harvest in one of those states can tug national production down fast.

Mexico also leans heavily toward arabica. High-altitude zones produce much of the country’s better-known washed arabica coffee, the style many buyers connect with Chiapas, Veracruz, and Puebla. Robusta is part of the mix too, mostly in lower areas, with Veracruz playing a larger role there.

The Mexican government has also noted the same broad production pattern in its coffee crop summaries, with Chiapas, Veracruz, and Puebla leading output and carrying most of the national crop. You can see that pattern reflected in Cultivo de café en México and in the Anuario Estadístico de la Producción Agrícola.

Why These States Matter So Much

Chiapas is the volume leader. Veracruz blends scale with better yields than the national average. Puebla punches above its land share with standout productivity. Oaxaca has a long coffee name in export markets, though the USDA figures show a much lower yield than Puebla or Veracruz.

That mix is why “coffee from Mexico” can taste so different from one bag to the next. A lot depends on altitude, variety, rainfall, processing style, and whether the beans came from a high-elevation arabica district or a lower, hotter zone.

Where Most Mexican Coffee Is Grown

National totals are useful, but the state split gives a clearer picture of where the crop actually comes from. The table below uses the USDA’s 2025/26 state forecast and shows how concentrated the crop is.

State	Production (GBE)	Share Of Total
Chiapas	1,439,853	36.9%
Veracruz	971,110	24.9%
Puebla	843,332	21.6%
Oaxaca	328,571	8.4%
Guerrero	124,127	3.2%
Hidalgo	91,270	2.3%
Nayarit	40,524	1.0%
San Luis Potosí	35,960	0.9%
Other States Combined	28,502	0.7%

That table shows the real story. Chiapas alone produces more than one-third of the national crop. Add Veracruz and Puebla, and you are already past four-fifths of all Mexican coffee. Oaxaca lifts that even more, which leaves the remaining states with a thin slice of the pie.

Which State Stands Out On Yield?

Puebla stands out. USDA pegs its yield at 12.22 green-bean-equivalent units per hectare, about double the national average of 5.89. Veracruz also runs well above average at 7.04. Oaxaca moves the other way, with much lower yield despite a large harvested area. So when people ask how much coffee comes from Mexico, the fuller answer is not just “3.9 million bags.” It is also “mostly from a few states, with very uneven farm output per hectare.”

How Mexico Fits Into Trade

Mexico does not keep the whole crop at home. The USDA forecast puts 2025/26 coffee exports at 3.05 million bags in green bean equivalent, with the United States as the main destination for green, roasted, and soluble coffee. That makes Mexico both a producing country and a close-to-market supplier for U.S. buyers.

There is another twist here. Mexico also imports coffee, much of it green coffee from Brazil, in part to feed its domestic industry. So the country grows a large crop, exports a lot, drinks a lot, and still brings in coffee for processing. That is one reason raw production alone does not tell the whole market story.

You can trace those figures in the USDA’s Coffee Annual for Mexico, which also shows soluble coffee playing a big role in trade.

What Drives The Crop Up Or Down

Coffee output in Mexico is not fixed. A few farm and market issues can push the number higher or lower from one season to the next.

Farm Renewal

Older trees drag yields down. When growers replace weak plants or shift to stronger stock, production can rise. That work takes time, cash, and patience, so gains do not arrive overnight.

Weather

Heat and rain timing can make or break flowering and cherry growth. USDA flagged heatwaves in Veracruz as a drag on robusta output in 2024/25. In a crop this concentrated, weather in one state can echo through the national total.

Pests And Disease

Coffee berry borer and coffee leaf rust still hang over the sector. Mexican farm agencies track both. A bad disease year does not just trim volume; it can also cut quality and raise costs.

Labor

Coffee picking is labor-heavy. When farm workers are harder to find or wages rise, growers feel it fast. That pressure has shown up in Chiapas, the country’s biggest producing state.

What The Numbers Look Like At A Glance

The next table pulls the biggest national figures into one place so the scale is easy to read.

Measure	2025/26 Figure	What It Tells You
Total production	3.9 million bags	Roughly 234,000 metric tons of coffee
Harvested area	663,070 hectares	Large crop base, spread across 14 states
Average yield	5.89 GBE/ha	National average hides big state gaps
Exports	3.05 million bags	Most foreign sales go to the U.S.
Domestic consumption	3.15 million bags	Mexico is a large coffee-drinking market too

So, Is Mexico A Big Coffee Producer?

Yes, though not in the same class as the top global heavyweights. Mexico’s crop is large enough to matter in world trade, large enough to feed a strong domestic market, and concentrated enough that buyers pay close attention to a few state harvests.

If you are buying beans, that matters because “Mexican coffee” is not one flat category. A bag from Chiapas may tell a different story from a bag from Puebla or Veracruz. If you are tracking supply, the short answer is still simple: about 3.9 million bags in the latest forecast, with most of it coming from Chiapas, Veracruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca.