Vietnam coffee production suffers from extreme weather

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/14/vietnam-coffee-production-suffers-from-extreme-weather/



Vietnam coffee production suffers from extreme weather
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, March 14, 2014 9:24 EDT

Extreme weather conditions are hitting coffee production in Vietnam, the world’s largest exporter of low-end robusta beans used in instant coffee, an industry official said Friday.

Severe cold and drought saw Vietnam’s coffee production in the 2013-2014 crop tumble eight percent on the year before, Do Ha Nam, Vice President of the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) told AFP.

Higher-quality arabica beans have also been severely affected by continuing low temperatures in the north of the country, he said.

Crops in the main robusta-growing region, in the communist country’s Central Highlands, were also hit by a drought last year.

[geckosfeet]

1. Now this is a serious issue for Americans. It hurts Vietnamese farmers as well,

but at least they will get better prices for the coffee crop they do manage to harvest.

But morning coffee in America will be devastated....

[OnlinePoker]

2. Used in instant coffee...yuck! n/t

[geckosfeet]

3. Yuck is right. Not sure when the last time is that I had instant coffee.

Whenever it was, it was unintentional.

[NickB79]

4. Extreme drought and heat in Brazil, cold weather in Vietnam

Brazil makes the high-end coffee beans, Vietnam the low-end stuff.

Anyone who enjoys coffee is really gonna take it in the shorts this year. I was going to plant chicory in the garden for a green manure crop; I might have to start harvesting and roasting the roots as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory#Root_chicory