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Expectations for Crop 2009 / 2010
Hi everyone!
As a producer, I have always been curious about expectations of harvest elsewhere. we all know that the availability of superior beans leads to higher prices to producers and headaches for the Baristas!
Yet, in an informal way, we can hope to share information about how our crops will develop that can be helpful for everyone.
So I suggest that whoever wants to share about how production in his/her area comes do so. No actual figures are needed just a general idea.
So here I go! In Antigua the crop looks bad. We did not had good rains in April - May flowering season and then it has been a dry year in the area. I believe that the farms most affected are those at the north of the valley where harvesting will be 60 - 70% of normal. At the south end situation may be better with 80% of normal production to be expected.
Just a few farms are not affected and those are the ones with irrigation in the plantations.
How´s that for a start?
As a producer, I have always been curious about expectations of harvest elsewhere. we all know that the availability of superior beans leads to higher prices to producers and headaches for the Baristas!
Yet, in an informal way, we can hope to share information about how our crops will develop that can be helpful for everyone.
So I suggest that whoever wants to share about how production in his/her area comes do so. No actual figures are needed just a general idea.
So here I go! In Antigua the crop looks bad. We did not had good rains in April - May flowering season and then it has been a dry year in the area. I believe that the farms most affected are those at the north of the valley where harvesting will be 60 - 70% of normal. At the south end situation may be better with 80% of normal production to be expected.
Just a few farms are not affected and those are the ones with irrigation in the plantations.
How´s that for a start?
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