Bloomberg - Vietnam Expected to Harvest Good Crops
Bloomberg News - Vietnam, the world's largest grower of Robusta used to make instant coffee and espresso, is heading for this year's big crop, adding to global supply and increasing pressure upward pressure, which has fallen by more than 10% in the past two months.
In the Five Provinces in the Central Highlands, the country's coffee belt, is expected to produce more than 1.8 million tons of beans from the harvest that has just begun, up from 1.76 million tons compared with the previous crop, according to individual province-by-province estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
The US Department of Agriculture estimates Vietnam's output at 1.85 million tons. In general, favorable weather and the replanting of old trees helped stabilize production. The five Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum grow more than 90% of the country's output. Coffee is grown on 700,000 hectares across Vietnam with a harvested area of 647,600 hectares – Ministry of Agriculture data. Higher yields ultimately bring some good news for coffee drinkers. In Brazil, the world's largest grower of milder-tasting Arabica, more than two years of frost and drought have weakened trees and led to reduced yields, with plantations likely to take years to recover. fully recovered The harvest begins Some districts in Dak Nong started selective fruit picking last month after the trees flowered early because of the showers that started in February. The picking of ripe fruits will begin this month in Dak Lak and Lam Dong, and will begin in Kon Tum in early November. It is likely that growers in Gia Lai will start picking fruit next week. when this province was surveyed trees for early ripening this year. MAIN OF NEW CROP in November and December, and heavy rains are forecast during these months which could affect the progress and quality of beans, according to provincial authorities.
The national weather agency said rainfall in the Central Highlands could be twice the historical average next month and 40% higher in December. The scarcity of fruit pickers also worries officials in Lam Dong, Dak Nong and Gia Lai provinces. The Department of Agriculture of Dak Nong province said that a lack of local pickers could lead to a decrease in coffee quality. Source posted by: tincaphe.com
In the Five Provinces in the Central Highlands, the country's coffee belt, is expected to produce more than 1.8 million tons of beans from the harvest that has just begun, up from 1.76 million tons compared with the previous crop, according to individual province-by-province estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
The US Department of Agriculture estimates Vietnam's output at 1.85 million tons. In general, favorable weather and the replanting of old trees helped stabilize production. The five Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum grow more than 90% of the country's output. Coffee is grown on 700,000 hectares across Vietnam with a harvested area of 647,600 hectares – Ministry of Agriculture data. Higher yields ultimately bring some good news for coffee drinkers. In Brazil, the world's largest grower of milder-tasting Arabica, more than two years of frost and drought have weakened trees and led to reduced yields, with plantations likely to take years to recover. fully recovered The harvest begins Some districts in Dak Nong started selective fruit picking last month after the trees flowered early because of the showers that started in February. The picking of ripe fruits will begin this month in Dak Lak and Lam Dong, and will begin in Kon Tum in early November. It is likely that growers in Gia Lai will start picking fruit next week. when this province was surveyed trees for early ripening this year. MAIN OF NEW CROP in November and December, and heavy rains are forecast during these months which could affect the progress and quality of beans, according to provincial authorities.
The national weather agency said rainfall in the Central Highlands could be twice the historical average next month and 40% higher in December. The scarcity of fruit pickers also worries officials in Lam Dong, Dak Nong and Gia Lai provinces. The Department of Agriculture of Dak Nong province said that a lack of local pickers could lead to a decrease in coffee quality. Source posted by: tincaphe.com
