Drought is what’s socking it to coffee prices from Brazil, the world’s biggest coffee producer, notes Grumpy Editor.
Arabica coffee prices, main variety from Brazil, in June rises to six-year highs in global markets.
The drought results in the biggest slump in coffee output for farmers in almost 20 years.
It was just last year that Brazil produced a record coffee harvest.
It illustrates how weather can affect crop output.
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GREENLAND ICE MELT. Rising temperatures in the Arctic results in Greenland experiencing a significant melting event. The amount of ice that melted on one day last week is enough to cover the entire state of Florida in two inches of water. Greenland lost more than 8.5 billion tons of surface mass last Tuesday and 18.4 billion tons since two days prior, according to the Denmark Meteorological Institute.
PAIR OF BLUE SUITS. A photo of President Joe Biden with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Washington shows them wearing identical color blue suits and ties --- something media failed to note in stories.
SAILOR CHARGED WITH SHIP FIRE. The U.S. Navy charges an American sailor with starting a fire that heavily damaged an amphibious assault ship last year. The ship burned for more than four days in San Diego. The vessel was scrapped rather than rebuilding it at a price tag of $3.2 billion.
TOSSED WEDDING DRESS. Tollway officials in Texas said they are trying to find the owner of an unusual piece of debris rescued from the side of a highway --- a wedding dress.
WASHINGTON POST REQUIRES SHOT PROOF. The Washington Post will require all employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinated if they plan to return to the paper's newsroom on Sept. 13.
SUNSHINE STATE TRANSPORTS SALMON. California is trucking millions of young salmon to cooler water to prevent them from dying in in Northern California’s Klamath River, where warmer water temperatures can be fatal to the fish.
FLOW OF AFGHANS TO U.S. STARTS. More than 200 Afghan interpreters and their families arrived in the U.S. last week, the start of an effort to evacuate thousands of Afghans who face retribution by the Taliban.
SEAFOOD PRICES JUMP. With a shortage of seafood, prices have jumped about 11 percent in the year ended last month. Factors causing the shortage and price spikes: Ports are congested, there aren’t enough fishermen or truck drivers, and demand for seafood at restaurants is soaring.
