(Bloomberg) — Major arabica-producing areas in Minas Gerais and northeast Sao Paulo were struck by frost Monday morning, Charleston, S.C.-based Speedwell Weather says in report Tuesday.
* In Guaxupe, Minas Gerais, temperatures fell to as low as 0.3
C (~33 F); 0.9 C at Caconde; 1.1C at Cabo Verde
* “The main risk of these cold temperatures, up to 10C below
normal, is to the crop in the next cycle as trees may be too
damaged to yield crops in the future”
* While readings will stay below avg this wk, there`s no risk
of frost
* NOTE: Sao Paulo-based Somar Meteorologia said in a report
Monday that there was “light frost” in lowland regions of
Sao Paulo and southern Minas Gerais; it cited local reports
saying damage was minimal
