Coffee Shortages in Latin America Spell Trouble for US Consumers

Fernando Jordan holding one of his coffee plants on April 20, 2022. Cesar Calani/The Epoch Times

CARANAVI, Bolivia—On the shaded side of a jungle mountain, local coffee farmer Fernando Jordan points to a row of bushes loaded with clusters of red berries.

“If you plant one hectare [about 2.5 acres] of land here, it will cost you $20,000 to $30,000 to actually produce coffee,” he told The Epoch Times.