Brazil Frost May Hurt Coffee Flowering for Next Crop, Cepea Says
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A frost that reached some coffee- growing states in top producer Brazil last week may hurt flowering before next year’s crop, according to Cepea, a University of Sao Paulo research group.
Temperatures fell below 2 degrees Celsius (35.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some growing areas in southern Minas Gerais state, Sao Paulo and northern Parana, with possible frost formation, Marco Antonio dos Santos, an agronomist at Somar Meteorologia, said by phone on Aug 5. Minas Gerais is Brazil’s largest arabica coffee-producing state.