From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – The Brazilian production of processed coffee already totals 33.7 million bags for the 2007/2008 crop, according to data supplied by the National Food Supply Company (Conab). Of that total, 69.6% are of the Arabica variety, and 30.4% of the Robusta or Conilon types. The figure is 20.6% lower than production during the previous cycle.
The difference is due to the seasonality of the culture (which leads to lower productivity), to the drought that took place during the flowering period and to excessive rain in the months of December last year and January this year, which caused plagues and diseases in plantations.
The Brazilian state that harvested the most coffee was the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, responsible for 45.9% of total production in the country. The state is the leading producer of Arabica coffee. The state of Espírito Santo (SE) came in second, with 28.4% of the national crop. It is the leading producer of the Robusta variety.
Total planted area was 2.3 million hectares. Of those, 91.5% are under production and 8.5% are under formation. The harvest is already over in all of the producer states, including Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo and Bahia.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
