While taking Trump's barbs, Honduras has been good for his pro-coal agenda

U.S. coal exports surged last year in Honduras, which has been the target of barbs from the president related to immigration and border security.

Honduras showed a 242 percent year-to-date increase in U.S. coal in the third quarter, making it the largest increase in coal of any country in 2018, according to new federal Energy Information Administration data released last week detailing production and exports from the past three quarters of the year. EIA is the Energy Department’s independent analysis arm.