In Colombia Spread of Coffee Berry Borer Affects Quality
In Colombia Spread of Coffee Berry Borer Affects Quality
Coffee Network (Bogota)-The spread of broca, also known as the coffee berry borer, is affecting the quality of beans in key departments of Colombia, according to coffee growers and coffee cooperatives.
High temperatures across Colombia, associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon, have prompted the spread of broca, which is affecting the quality of beans, resulting in higher-yielding factors.
Pedro Echavarria, a large coffee grower in Antioquia, the second-largest coffee producing province, said the main harvest in Antioquia finished in December with scant labour force, prompting the drop of beans to the floor. According to Echavarria, broca hits 10% to 15% of plantations, resulting in an increase in the yield factor from 103 to 108 points, “impacting hard prices.”
The yield factor is the amount of parchment coffee needed to obtain a 70 kilo-bag for the export market. The base factor is used for the settlement of the purchase price of coffee.
Juan Alvaro Arboleda, another coffee grower in Antioquia, confirmed the information, claiming that the shortfall of pickers also affected the recollection of beans. He said Venezuelan labor force is scant as many of them have migrated to the US or have chosen other activities.
“Broca is hitting severely. The yield factor ranges between 100-105, and the pasilla (lower-quality beans) is broca,” he said.
Faber Buitrago, an important coffee leader in the Quindio province, said officially the infestation in threshers is 6%, “which tells us that in the field the figure can be in double digits of around 10%. This is worrisome.” Last year there was an average of 3%.
In Huila, Colombia’s largest coffee-producing province, broca is appearing, hitting the yield factors from 89-89 points to 94-95 points, “which is complicating the quality of coffee,” said the director of quality in one coffee cooperative.
Weather conditions in Colombia were dry in December, and conditions are worsening in January. Colombia’s coffee plantations-soaked sun in December linked to a strong El Niño, while rainfall will decrease between 20%-60% in January below the 1991-2020 reference climatology in much of the coffee-growing region, the coffee research institute Cenicafe said.
The average air temperature will increase between 0.5°C and 2.5°C in January. The oceanic and atmospheric variables are consistent with a strong El Niño event, increasing radiation in much of the coffee region. Cenicafe recommends coffee growers to use sunscreen and clothing that covers most of the skin, Cenicafe added.
January is characterized by being one of the months corresponding to the first “dry” period or the lowest rainfall of the year, particularly in a large part of the North, East and North Central regions of the coffee region. On the contrary, during this month, the season of greatest rainfall occurs towards the south of the coffee region of Colombia.
By Diana Delgado
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