said they woke up in the morning to find the coffee, part of which was ready for harvesting, indiscriminately destroyed. “We have lost over 4,000 trees, some of which had ripe berries ready for ...
I can harvest up to 35kg from one tree ... it takes ten lorries of manure and farm chemicals to feed one block of coffee trees. That can cost up to Sh300,000. “And manure should not be applied ...
and the fruits of the coffee tree look more like cherries when they are first picked. The seeds inside are extracted and dried before the process of roasting turns them into the hard, nutty ...
Rainfall in Brazil has consistently been below average since April, damaging coffee trees during the all-important ... in Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais received ...
Concerns have mounted that supplies from Brazil will slow after a long drought that hurt coffee trees, which may reduce next season’s output. The potential for next years’ harvest “has ...