Mexico, the world's fourth-largest coffee producer, yields approximately 5 million bags annually. The vast majority of its coffee is grown by nearly 100,000 smallholder farmers; the large estates that once dominated the industry are now rare. Mexican coffee yields average around 630 kg per hectare. In 1973, the Mexican Coffee Institute (INMECAFE) was established to provide technical assistance and financial support to producers and to meet production quotas under the International Coffee Agreement. Government investment led to a massive expansion of the coffee industry in both output and acreage. In some rural areas, coffee production grew by 900%.

Jamaican Coffee: Jamaican coffee is mostly clean, sweet, and mild in taste, but lacks the complexity and uniqueness generally expected of specialty-grade coffee. Coffee production here stabilized earlier than in other producing countries, and with clear marketing messaging and a clean, sweet cup profile, Jamaican coffee holds relative advantages. Almost everyone who has heard of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee knows it is the most expensive coffee in the world, but not everyone knows why. Like Rolls-Royce automobiles and Stradivarius violins, when something earns the reputation of being "the best in the world," that prestige often creates its own distinct character and turns into an enduring legend.