Fungus affects 70% of Guatemala's coffee economy and may lead to collapse

After causing a state of agricultural emergency in Honduras and Costa Rica, a fungus that destroys coffee plants has already affected 70% of plantations in Guatemala type. The crisis with the largest export country of Guatemalan economy can lead to collapse. According to the local correspondent of the BBC, thousands of jobs are to be lost.
The fungus, which in addition to Costa Rica and Honduras will also be present in Panama and El Salvador, have been spread easily by a 2 º C increase in average temperature of the region.
The country's government has released $ 13.7 million to assist the agricultural industry, but it is estimated that production could fall by 40% this year.
In one of the greatest crises in the history of coffee, the Sri Lankan economy dependent on another product had about 90% of output wasted by a similar problem in 1860.
Source: Terra