Continuous typhoons hit! Heavy rains hit Vietnam's coffee harvest season

According to Vietnamese media reports, this year's 20th Typhoon Tam Mei recently made landfall from Da Nang to Hue in central Vietnam with winds of 88 kilometers per hour. Strong winds broke some trees, huge waves damaged dams and brought widespread rain, destroying more than 290 houses and causing landslides in many places. At present, seven people are reported dead and missing, and about 431 hectares of crops and fruit trees have been inundated, causing a lot of economic losses.

It is reported that Typhoon Tammei reached its peak before landing in Vietnam, when the wind reached Category 12 (wind speed of about 133 km / h), but its intensity weakened as the typhoon approached the Vietnamese coast, but the subsequent heavy rain still caused a lot of losses to Vietnam.

According to statistics, cities in central Vietnam are affected by typhoons, with rainfall of between 150 and 250 millimeters in most cities, but there is still heavy rainfall in some provinces, with rainfall reaching more than 400 millimeters and some areas reaching more than 800 millimeters.

In addition, strong waves damaged many parts of the dam, and several cities reported a series of tree breaks and house collapses. Several cities and coastal areas near the storm were flooded. Heavy rains have also kept the water level of the river rising and there is a risk of flooding, with warnings of landslides and torrents in eight areas. At present, local governments have taken work and actions such as disaster relief and recovery and reconstruction.

In addition, the storm seriously affected Vietnam's traffic and logistics. In addition to flooding several roads, four airports in central Vietnam have been suspended. At the same time, the port of Da Nang was temporarily closed, and the huge waves caused by the typhoon damaged the dyke, posing a threat to the safety and operation of the port.

This is the second typhoon to hit Vietnam this year, and the first was that Typhoon Capricorn had an extremely serious impact on central and northern Vietnam in September. According to Vietnamese official statistics, Typhoon Capricorn caused 226 deaths, many missing and serious economic losses in Vietnam.

This has been a very difficult year for this important coffee industry. Between March and May this year, Vietnam experienced the worst drought in nearly a decade. However, at this time, Vietnamese coffee was in the early stage of flowering. Due to the severe drought and water shortage, some coffee trees showed withered and yellowed leaves, which eventually led to a reduction in production.

According to the president of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA), Vietnam exported about 1.46 million tons of coffee in 2023 (October 1, 23 to September 30, 2004), a decrease of 12.1% compared with 2022 pm 2023. However, as other coffee-producing countries reported a reduction in coffee production, pushing up coffee prices, Vietnamese coffee exports increased by 33.1% while exports fell, breaking the record high of US $5 billion for the first time to reach US $5.43 billion.

In September and October, Vietnam experienced two storms, although the two typhoons did not directly hit the coffee-growing areas, but the coffee-growing areas were still affected, and the main coffee-growing areas in the central highlands experienced strong winds and heavy rain.

Vietnam's coffee harvest season entered in October, so the picking and drying of coffee were affected, delaying the harvest and further hampering the supply of coffee in the new season. Now only 7% of farms begin to harvest coffee, and heavy rains and strong winds may knock down ripe fruit, thus affecting yields. And the road to the port is blocked and the port is closed, affecting the export of goods such as coffee.

Coffee prices remain high and some industry insiders say coffee prices are likely to rise further due to severe supply disruptions in countries such as Vietnam and Brazil.

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