Brazil, Coffee Farms
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir. Lately, though, water is scarce on Almeida's modest farm in Caconde,
Drought affecting Brazil’s coffee crops may push prices higher
Brazil is facing drought, frost and fire. While this year’s harvest may be mostly safe, the price of coffee for the regular consumer is set to increase next year.
Brazil's farmers fret over fires and drought
Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard.- 'The soil lacks water' - Meloni had already finished his harvest but his land suffered significant damage.
Brazil drought hits coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Coffee growers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state are assessing the damage caused by a wildfire that devasted their crops in recent days, as the world’s largest coffee-producing country faces its worst drought in more than seven decades.
Coffee prices boiling over as natural disasters decimate crops
Europe's coffee lovers are bracing themselves for higher prices as natural disasters hit the world's top two coffee-producing countries. View on euronews
Brazil’s Harsh Drought Hits Coffee Farms, Posing A Price Increase
Brazil’s current drought, which is the worst in seven decades, is impacting its biggest export, coffee production, threatening to increase the cost of coffee even higher. The adverse climate conditions are resulting in the production of lower-quality coffee beans and smaller coffee harvests.
Brazil energy authorities approve returning to daylight saving time as drought bites
Brazilian authorities are likely to approve reinstating daylight saving time after it was abolished five years ago, multiple ...
Thousands of Fires Are Burning in the Drought-Wracked Amazon
Much of Brazil is burning as tens of thousands of fires rage around the country, half of them in the Amazon rainforest.
Sugar prices surge as Brazil's drought and fires tighten global supply
The world sugar price surged by about 15 per cent this week, which was easily the industry's sharpest rally of the year.
During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country ...
Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' lives
Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by ...
Brazil faces record wildfires and drought — and it may only get worse
The flames of tens of thousands of fires have torn over millions of acres this summer, making this year the worst for Amazon ...
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Brazil faces record wildfires and drought — and it may only get worse
Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Brazil’s extreme drought is continuing to fuel arid ...
Brazil's Supreme Court endorses drought and wildfire spending
BRASILIA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Brazil’s Supreme Court on Sunday authorized the government to exempt spending on wildfires and ...
Coffee Prices Post Moderate Losses on Rain Forecasts for Brazil
The downside in coffee prices Thursday was limited after Conab, Brazil's crop forecasting agency, cut its 2024 Brazil coffee production forecast to 54.8 million bags from 58.8 mil ...