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Colombia is facing coffee crisis, minister warns

Friday, June 8, 2012


Colombian Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo warned of a possible coffee sector crisis.

In the past four years, production has fallen by four million bags a year. Current output is around 8 million bags while the country typically produces about 12 million yearly.

Restrepo recently called 2012 “one of the worst years” for Colombian coffee production.



Source: Colombia Reports