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The World’s Coffee Mostly Comes From Two Countries. That’s a Problem

  • Consolidation in Brazil, Vietnam poses risk in warming world
  • Small producers from Cuba to Thailand could be key to future
Workers dump harvested coffee cherries into a truck on a farm in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg
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Coffee from Peru, Thailand and other smaller producers used to be a luxury for dedicated drinkers particular about their morning brew.

Now, in a warming world, it could be key to the industry’s future.