Brazil has faced a series of unprecedented challenges across its supply chain. Logistical delays, rising costs of coffee inputs, and tumultuous weather have impacted the world’s largest producer of Arabica coffee beans, and has been felt like a shockwave across the globe.
Coffee producer Jean Vilhena of Eldorado Farm in Ibiraci, on the border of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, has more than 100 years of family history in coffee growing. Until recently, Jean says his farm, situated 1200 metres above sea level, had rarely been impacted by the weather. Now, it’s a constant concern.
“Before 2013, my region, Ibiraci, had never lost a single bag of coffee to drought. In 2014 and 2015, the drought began to show signs of staying. In these two years, my farm lost 30…
