Rains Seen Hurting Start of Coffee Harvest
This article from Bloomberg may be of interest. Here is a section:
Heavy rains are expected in both arabica and robusta producing areas this week, Climatempo meteorologist Nadiara Pereira says in a Tuesday report.
Increased rainfall and lower temperatures over robusta areas in Espirito Santo and southern Bahia may delay the final maturation phase of crops.
Heavy rains are expected for arabica areas in Sao Paulo and Triangulo Mineiro through Wednesday
Temperatures will fall in arabica region of southern Minas Gerais by the end of the week, though the risk of frost is low.
Rains could knock fruits off trees and in extreme cases cause them to ferment on the ground, HedgePoint analyst Natália Gandolphi says in report.
That would reduce uniformity of the beans and decrease quality of the crop for both varieties.
Brazil’s weather has been more volatile than usual over the last few years. With an El Nino on the brink of being confirmed there is a strong likelihood that drought is likely to be a more pressing fear later this year than excess moisture.
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