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Experts check coffee crop prospects in Brazil as prices hit 10-year highs

Coffee experts working in Brazil's Minas Gerais state tour the coffee belt checking 2022 crop prospects just as prices approach the highest levels in 10 years.

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Reuters New York/Sao Paulo
Coffee experts working for commodity trading houses are taking to the narrow, winding roads in Brazil's Minas Gerais state as they tour the coffee belt checking 2022 crop prospects just as prices approach the highest levels in 10 years.

This has been a difficult year for coffee farming in Brazil, the world's largest producer. Prices surged after a drought and later frosts ruined as much as 20% of coffee trees, hitting future production. So far, those studying crops have produced wide estimates for the 2022 harvest, though traders for now are still betting on a less fruitful crop.

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