Heavy Rain in Vietnam’s Top Coffee-Growing Region Threatens Crop

Heavy rain has delayed harvesting in Vietnam’s biggest coffee-growing province of Dak Lak, and further downpours risk damaging crops and crimping output in the world’s top producer of robusta beans.

Several small plantations have been flooded, toppling some trees, and there are concerns about the impact of more rain, said Winh Mlo, a coffee farmer in the Krong Bong area of Dak Lak. “If the flooding continues, it can cause root rot and damage cherries that are close to harvest,” he added.