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During two days in November (20th and 21st) there was a big drop in temperature, we had temperatures as low 5C (40F). This is very unusual since our average is 19C (66F), along with the temperature drop came severe winds and sporadic rains, instead of our constant gentle rain. The wind destroyed many tall trees that served as shade on the coffee plantation; some fell on top of coffee trees destroying them as well. We've documented at least 1,000 damaged or destroyed shade trees. Yet, it was those same trees that saved us from major damage, limiting the exposure to the coffee trees. |
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One might not think that such a brief variation in the weather could have any major effects, yet our crop and this year's yield suffered quite dramatically because of it. Aside from the physical damage to the trees (over 5 acres were lost), a lot of our coffee did not ripen. The coffee almost seemed to freeze, some got burned and blackened, others stayed green, and therefore we had a lot of floaters and black beans. |
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