A Coffee Crop Withers
Fungus Cripples Coffee Production Across Central America
By ELISABETH MALKINMAY 5, 2014
A plant-choking fungus called coffee rust, or la roya, has swept across Central America, withering trees and slashing production everywhere. As exports have plunged over the last two years, the effects have rippled through the local economies.
Ohmahgawd! I can't deal with the thought of not having my morning, noon, and afternoon cups of coffee. What am I going to do?
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