Colombian coffee exports halted due to earthquake
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The earthquake that struck Colombia was the deadliest since the beginning of the century, and the material damage is also considerable: at least $6.3 billion according to initial estimates, equivalent to 1% of the country's GDP. The coffee industry, a pillar of the country's economy, is heavily impacted: the Eje Cafetero region is close to the epicenter, and the infrastructure for exporting coffee beans is damaged. Coffee represents $3 to $4 bil…
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, the world's third-largest coffee producer, disrupting operations on major coffee export roads and ports. With international coffee prices already fluctuating due to concerns over El Niño, the added burden of logistical disruptions in Colombia is raising concerns about the global coffee bean supply. According to the Financial Times (FT) on the 12th (local time), the earthquake affected approxim…
The teacher, who has not yet been able to return to her home in San José del Palmar, the epicenter of the earthquake, tells LA RAZÓN how the disaster lived and in what state the territory is in.
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Colombia on Monday (10) interrupted part of the country's coffee export logistics and brought new concerns to the international market for one of the most consumed drinks in the world. Colombia is the third largest coffee producer in the world, behind only Brazil and Vietnam, and has an important role in supplying washed Arabic coffee, a variety valued by large international buyers. The country also exports …
Most processing and logistics facilities are located near the earthquake's epicenter. Coffee exports from Colombia have virtually stopped due to the devastating earthquake. It damaged the infrastructure of the country's main port and led to the closure of key highways, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Bloomberg. Colombia's main coffee export port, Buenaventura, is virtually cut off from transport due to extensive debris and destroyed roads en route …
The natural disaster has rendered the country's most important Pacific port almost completely inaccessible.
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