Hurricane hits southern Mexico's coffee producing areas! 16 people have been killed

According to local media reports in Mexico, Hurricane John made landfall in Mexico on the evening of the 23rd and had a serious impact on many parts of Mexico, mainly affecting southern Mexico. According to a report issued by the local government of Guerrero in the southwestern state of Guerrero on the 27th, Hurricane John killed five people in Guerrero on the day it made landfall.

But the death toll is rising. So far, Hurricane John has killed 16 people, including 13 from Guerrero and three from Oaxaca, neighboring Oaxaca. In addition, more than 700 houses were damaged and a large area of trees were blown down, resulting in landslides, floods, landslides and other disasters in many places. Due to mountain torrents, the local power transmission system was damaged, and the electricity consumption of about 100000 local users was affected.

At present, according to local reports, Hurricane John was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall in Mexico. It will also bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to western and southern Mexico, and will be affected by huge waves in coastal areas. As a result, Mexico has entered a state of emergency. And, according to Mexico's National Weather report, there are gusts of 80 to 100 kilometers per hour and waves and spray of 3 to 5 meters high on the coast. This has had a serious impact on the ports of southwestern Mexico, with port operations disrupted and flights in and out of the southern airport suspended.

According to the local government, it is now necessary to organize rescue workers to come to the rescue. However, meteorologists at AccuWeather, a global weather forecasting company, predict that Hurricane John, once a Category 3 hurricane, has regained its shape off the Pacific Ocean and will visit southwestern Mexico for a second time.

Earlier, the first round of Hurricane John's visit brought about 431 millimeters of rainfall to southwestern Mexico, with rainfall as high as 533 millimeters in some areas. Although the second visit of Hurricane John will move northeast, it will still have an impact on the southwestern region where it visited for the first time. Combined with the rainfall of the two hurricanes, the accumulated rainfall in some areas may reach a frightening 1270 mm, especially in areas where new and old rain areas overlap, causing mountain torrents and landslides. Even in areas not covered by rainfall, there will be a serious threat of flooding, and the rain will continue into next week.

The current situation will have a serious impact on Mexico's coffee industry, all because Mexico's coffee-producing areas are distributed in the south, accounting for 95% of the country's coffee production, so it is affected a lot. It is understood that the coffee harvest season in Mexico is from November to March, and it is currently in the fruiting period of Mexican coffee. Torrential rains will shoot down the fruits that are about to ripen, and coffee trees will be flooded, affecting the normal growth and development of coffee. Resulting in reduced production. And coffee cultivation is generally located in high-altitude mountain areas, vulnerable to the threat of landslides.

Earlier, the Mexican coffee industry released the annual coffee production report 2024ap25, which is expected to reach 3.35 million bags, slightly higher than the output in 2023, but as it is now an important stage of the outcome, annual coffee production will be reduced.

In fact, Mexico's coffee industry has been developing in recent years, and its coffee exports have increased significantly in 2023. It is reported that Mexican coffee is medium-bodied, slightly nutty and relatively cheap, so it is suitable for blending coffee. Previously, due to drought in Vietnam and reduced production in Indonesia, coffee prices in Robusta soared, so many traders turned to cheaper Arabica coffee beans, which benefited Mexico's coffee industry and increased exports. Mexico has become the largest coffee producer in North America, with an annual growth rate of 2.6%.

At present, South America, the world's largest coffee production, is under the threat of drought and forest fires, causing damage to the coffee industry and reducing coffee production in countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Coffee production in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia in the Asian region, which was also affected by bad weather, has not yet recovered, leading to rising global coffee prices and breaking record highs at one point. Coupled with the fact that Mexico is also affected by the climate, prices will remain high in the short term.

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