Poor rainfall in Vietnam has caused “irreversible damage” to coffee blossoms, while lower fertiliser use and the expansion of durian trees at the expense of coffee acreage have also weighed on production.
Volcafe Ltd., one of the world s top coffee traders, sees an "unprecedented" fourth year of deficits for robusta beans used in instant coffee, as top producer Vietnam continues to face dry weather.
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Africa’s biggest coffee producer has revised rules to allow foreign companies to buy the commodity directly from farmers and processors, the latest in reforms to liberalize East Africa’s biggest economy.