Date: April, 2008
Abstract: Brazilian Robusta coffee growers are riding a wave of high international prices, growing domestic consumption and increasing yields. Research institutions and cooperatives, like those in Brazil’s leading Robusta-producing state, Espírito Santo, have been contributing to growers’ long-term viability. However, with other Robusta-producing countries also improving crop care and with global production likely to increase in coming years, greater production may dampen prices. With t...
Research Type: Industry Note