Coffee production and stocks in Colombia are gradually declining due to the fire!

According to media reports, dry weather has hit the whole of South America in recent days, and many countries in South America have reported severe drought and been hit by forest fires. In addition to Brazil, countries such as Peru, Ecuador and Colombia are not immune from the disaster. According to the Colombian government, several provinces in Colombia have been hit by forest fires and are currently being put out.

According to Colombia's National risk and disaster Administration, nearly 11000 hectares of land in Colombia has been destroyed by fires, some of which are bordering Ecuador, Peru or Brazil.

At present, it is reported that in addition to the border areas with a number of countries, serious fires have also broken out in several provinces in central Colombia. In the Andean province of Tolima, a forest fire broke out, injuring two people, destroying farmland and forests, and the government dispatched eight planes to put out the fire. In addition, in the Colombian capital Bogota, the province of Kundinamaca has also been hit by forest fires, mainly concentrated in Canada Chancipa, in the area a large area of forest and vegetation were destroyed by the fire, firefighters are currently fighting the fire.

However, according to local firefighters, the current coefficient of difficulty in extinguishing the fire is very high, mainly because the weather is very dry, the fire is still spreading due to bad strong wind weather and dry environment, and drought leads to a shortage of water.

According to Colombia's National disaster risk Authority, in the past three months, affected by a severe drought on a large scale, the Amazon, one of the largest rivers in South America, has suffered a severe drought. The water level of the Amazon in Colombia has fallen sharply, by 80 to 90 percent. The ship ran aground and large tracts of land were exposed because the water level was too low.

Earlier, Colombia reported that in the second half of this year, Colombia was still affected by the aftermath of El Ni ñ o, with hot weather and drought intensifying and no rain between August and September, resulting in a severe shortage of water resources in Colombia. The water level of several major water supply reservoirs has fallen, so the amount of water that can provide capacity has continued to decline. Moreover, at present, many provinces in Colombia have been affected by large-scale fires, which has also affected the surrounding water sources, and the shortage has intensified.

Moreover, the largest fire in the southwestern province of Cauca in nearly 30 years has seriously affected many parts of the province, destroying a large number of coffee and other crops and affecting surrounding water sources. As a result, several provinces in Colombia began to restrict water use in September, and the drinking Water and basic Sanitation Regulatory Commission (CRA) announced a series of strict water restrictions.

At present, extreme weather such as drought and fire have seriously affected the coffee industry in Colombia, where coffee is mainly concentrated in the central Andes, but these areas are very vulnerable to forest fires. In addition, water restrictions are a major challenge for the coffee industry. Irrigation of coffee plants should have been increased due to drought and lack of rainfall, but the government has limited current water use. it is also called on agricultural industries such as coffee and bananas to adopt more effective irrigation techniques to optimize water use and not to use it at will. Many farmers are caught in a dilemma, on the one hand, the lack of water will not be conducive to coffee growth and reduce production, on the other hand, increasing the use of water may exceed the established water limits, resulting in fines and increased costs.

At present, coffee production in Colombia is declining. According to the Colombian growers Association FNC, coffee production remained at about 1.1 million bags (60 kg / bag) from May to July this year, but the latest data show that Colombia produced 1.05 million bags of coffee in August, a decrease of nearly 100000 bags, and Colombia's coffee stock gradually decreased, down 7.2% from the previous month to 962000 bags.

The reduction of inventory and coffee production will lead to a reduction in the amount of available exports. As the third largest coffee producer in the world, the reduction in export volume is not conducive to the development of the country's coffee industry. In addition, the decline in exports is also driving up the price of international coffee, coupled with a reduction in production reported by a number of countries, coffee prices are difficult to fall in the short term.

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