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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Frosts And Droughts In Coffee Areas In Brazil (source ICO)

 
Year
Dates
Severity (Reuters)
ICO notes
1902
End July/early August Very grave
1918
24 to 26 June Grave
1942
End June/early July Grave
1943
No dates available Moderate
1953
4 to 5 July Grave
1955
30 July to 1 August Grave      Slight frost only
1957
No dates available Grave      Not recorded by ICO
1962
25 to 26 July Light Slight frost only
1963
5 to 6 August Moderate Also drought and fire
1965
No dates available Light Not recorded by ICO
1966
6 August Grave Slight frost only
1967
8 June Slight frost only
1969
9 to 10 July Moderate
1972
8 to 9 July Moderate
1975
17 to 19 July Very grave
1978
13 to 16 August Moderate
1979
1 June Moderate
1981
20 to 22 July Grave
1984
25 August Slight frost only
1985
August to November Very light Drought
1988
No dates available Light Not recorded by ICO
1994
25 to 26 June and 9 to 10 July Grave/very grave Frosts and drought
1999
August to November Severe Drought - 40 percent of crop is estimated to be lost
2000
April to July
12 and 17/18 July
Light
Light
Frosts
Drought
2003
Late April to late October Light Drought - unusually dry
2005
September/October Light Drought