Frosts And Droughts In Coffee Areas In Brazil
|
Year |
Dates |
Severity (Reuters) |
ICO notes |
|
1902 |
End July/early August |
Very grave |
|
|
1918 |
24 to 26 June |
Grave |
|
|
1942 |
End June/early July |
Grave |
|
|
1943 |
No dates available |
Moderate |
|
|
1953 |
4 to 5 July |
Grave |
|
|
1955 |
30 July to 1 August |
Grave |
Slight frost only |
|
1957 |
No dates available |
Grave |
Not recorded by ICO |
|
1962 |
25 to 26 July |
Light |
Slight frost only |
|
1963 |
5 to 6 August |
Moderate |
Also drought and fire |
|
1965 |
No dates available |
Light |
Not recorded by ICO |
|
1966 |
6 August |
Grave |
Slight frost only |
|
1967 |
8 June |
|
Slight frost only |
|
1969 |
9 to 10 July |
Moderate |
|
|
1972 |
8 to 9 July |
Moderate |
|
|
1975 |
17 to 19 July |
Very grave |
|
|
1978 |
13 to 16 August |
Moderate |
|
|
1979 |
1 June |
Moderate |
|
|
1981 |
20 to 22 July |
Grave |
|
|
1984 |
25 August |
|
Slight frost only |
|
1985 |
August to November |
Very light |
Drought |
|
1988 |
No dates available |
Light |
Not recorded by ICO |
|
1994 |
25 to 26 June and 9 to 10 July |
Grave/very
grave |
Frosts and drought |
|
1999 |
August to November |
Severe |
Drought - 40 percent of crop is estimated to be
lost |
|
2000 |
April to July 12 and 17/18 July |
Light Light |
Frosts Drought |
|
2003 |
Late April to late October |
Light |
Drought - unusually dry |
|
2005 |
September/October |
Light |
Drought |