Producer assesses impacts of frost on coffee

With frosts recorded in recent days in practically all Arabica coffee producing regions, agents consulted by Cepea are now assessing the possible impacts. For now, some collaborators indicate that the losses should be small and that the climate caused more damage to crops in Paraná and a few areas in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, but to a lesser extent. Most damage reports refer to coffee plantations located in lowlands.

As for the market, the forecast of low temperatures and frosts had already boosted the external and internal prices of Arabica and Robusta coffees last week, increasing liquidity. However, with the July 4th holiday in the United States and the decline in international values, the pace of trading decreased in Brazil.