08.12.2008 - Vietnam coffee crop to be lower than forecast
From Bloomberg: Vietnam, the world's biggest coffee grower after Brazil, will harvest 4 percent less than forecast because dry weather earlier this year cut the size of beans, said Luong Van Tu, Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association chairman. The country will produce 17 million bags, down from a previous estimate of 17.5-18 million bags and the same amount as last year, Tu said in an interview. That compares with trade estimates as high as 21 million bags. Each bag weighs 60 kilograms (132 pounds)..... Full Article: Source
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