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Article: HONDURAN COFFEE INDUSTRY FINALLY RECOVERING FROM MITCH.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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It seems that Hurricane Mitch, which devastated Honduran banana exports when it roared through Central America in October 1998, inflicted far less Destruction on the nation's coffee industry than was initially feared.
"One year ago, during Mitch, everybody was expecting damages and a lower crop," said Frank Reese, commercial manager at Beneficio de Cafe Montecristo S.A. (Becamo). "Regarding quantities, there was no effect. The main problem was infrastructure. There were some producers who lost coffee, though right now, the reconstruction of infrastructure is one of the first priorities."
Becamo is the most important of 40 companies officially listed as ...