coffee, according to a new report.Reasearchers from Purdue University say that coffee leaf rust, a powdery orange fungus, has been spreading throughout Latin and Central America, damaging crops on 70% of farms and causing over $3.2B in damages.However, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced mitigation and management of the fungus, along with limiting the movement of the migrant workers needed to harvest coffee throughout Latin and Central America.
With no crops being harvested, profits fall, and the feedback loop intensifies.Put together, these two issues could make it more difficult for coffee lovers to get their morning fixes.Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app. Download for FREE!"Resource-constrained coffee farmers subject to.