Companies in this area

24 companies on this page

Coffee in Chiapas

1st nationally — 392,942 t of coffee cherry, 37% of the country’s volume (SIAP, 2024 agricultural year-end)

Chiapas has Mexico’s largest area under coffee and harvested in 87 municipalities in 2024. Contrary to what is usually repeated, the highest-volume municipality is not Tapachula but Motozintla, at almost 44,000 tonnes. The high sierra grows the coffee that has won the Mexican Cup of Excellence: Finca Santa Cruz, in La Concordia, took first place in 2020, 2021 and 2022 with a natural Geisha scoring 93 points, grown at 1,700 metres.

Denominación de Origen Café Chiapas (DOF, 2003)

Growing regions
Motozintla, Tapachula y el Soconusco, Siltepec, Simojovel, Chilón, Comitán, Ocosingo
Altitude
500 to 1,900 m above sea level depending on the region; the Denominación de Origen requires above 800 m
Harvest
October to May, with the bulk of the picking from November to March
Varieties
Bourbon, Caturra, Típica (Criollo), Costa Rica, Oro Azteca

See the guide to coffee-growing states