BBC News | Hurricane Mitch | Coffee crops hit by hurricane

BBC News | Hurricane Mitch | Coffee crops hit by hurricane ()

  „"For the time being we don't have a way of getting the beans out of Guatemala," said coffee trader Bernhard Rothfos. Central America produces about 8% of the world's coffee, and its Arabica beans are highly prized in North America. Up until the disaster struck, coffee prices had been kept down by a massive harvest in Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer. Sugar and bananas also hit Sugar producers have also been hitThe price of sugar has also been rising on futures markets as further details of the damage came through.“

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