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The Association of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa designed on Friday (22/03) that coffee production in crop year 2013/14 could fall between 30% and 35% due to drought that hit the country.
A prolonged drought in the Vietnamese Central Highlands, the largest coffee producing region of the country, caused losses of at least 95 hectares of coffee trees and left 55 000 hectares in critical condition, the association said in a statement. The organization also noted that this year the rains were 30% below average.


A study published in the British Medical Journal found that drivers who consume coffee are 63% less likely to be involved in accidents. Scientists from the Australian George Institute for Global Health in Sydney did the research.
Besides caffeine, the researchers also considered the weight of the drivers, the routine of work, sleep and exercise, alcohol consumption and the distances travelled. All these points are part of a complementary strategy to maintain alertness in driving, according to the researchers.


About 80% of the coffee consumed in Colombia in 2012 was imported, despite the country being the world's fourth largest producer and leading exporter of mild washed Arabica coffee category, according to official figures.


For some people, drinking coffee is something necessary to start the day. However, researchers found that coffee Greece can help people live beyond 90 years, according to a new study from the University of Medicine in Greece, published in the journal Vascular Medicine Sage.


Doubtful about drinking tea or coffee, it is best to consume them. A study published in the American Heart Association's journal found that people who drink a cup of coffee a day are 20% less likely to have a stroke compared with those who avoid the beverage. Besides, who include at least four cups of green tea daily menu also reduces the risk of stroke.


The world's coffee production may decrease because falling prices of Arabica should encourage producers to migrate to commodities or more profitable to sell their land to real estate development, designed the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Robério Oliveira Silva, on Thursday. "Everything is competition for coffee at the moment," he said. The ample supply of Arabica coffee has pushed the premium Arabica versus Robusta, cheaper kind.


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