Café: producers await more rains for the development of the crop

Coffee producers are awaiting more rainfall to ensure the setting and development of the beans for the 2026/27 Brazilian arabica crop, according to surveys by the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). For now, researchers say that the climatic conditions have been favorable for this initial stage of the coffee season, with higher humidity and mild temperatures throughout October, unlike what has been observed in recent years. According to Cepea collaborators, significant blooms have opened in the main arabica-producing regions in the first half of this month. Although the last heavy rainfall in much of the state of ...