The coffee harvest in Brazil has slowed down in this final stretch. The conillon harvest is practically finished. It is not finished yet due to the initial delay caused by late maturation and lack of manpower. In the case of arabica, the rain for the last few days slowed down the work pace. Moisture must persist until the end of this week, hindering the progress of the coffee harvest and drying. In the rear of the cold front comes a mass of polar air, which must bring temperatures down in Brazilian coffee regions, but without bringing great risks. There is a chance of the formation of spotty and weak frosts at higher points in the north of Paraná. In coffee areas of São Paulo and the south of Minas Gerais, the risk of frost is very low.
The monitoring of SAFRAS indicates that, until August 16, Brazil reaped 92% of the 22/23 coffee crop, which corresponds to an advance of only 3% compared to last week. And with that, nearly 55.93 mln bags have already been reaped from the production preliminarily estimated at 61.10 mln bags. Work is in line with the same time last year, but below the 5-year average for the period, which is at around 94% of production.
The arabica harvest is 88% complete, in line with the 88% reaped in the same period last year, but below the 91% 5-year average. The conillon harvest is 99% complete and very close to the end.