No, Reuters, Global Warming Is Not Making Coffee Taste Worse
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James Taylor -
August 16, 2021 0
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Among the top Google News search results today for “climate change” is a Reuters article titled, “If your coffee’s going downhill, blame climate change.” The article claims temperatures are becoming too hot for farmers to grow delicious Arabica beans, and they are being forced to shift to growing harsher robusta beans. The article also claims that “freak weather” caused by global warming killed 11 percent of the Arabica beans grown this year in Brazil, the world’s leading producer of Arabica beans. In reality, Arabica production routinely sets new records, and the “freak weather” was excessive cold, not heat.
“Coffee leader Brazil is turning to stronger and more bitter robusta beans, which are hardier in the heat than the delicate arabica, in a sign of how climate change is affecting global markets – and shaping our favorite flavors,” claims Reuters.
“Brazil is the world’s biggest producer of arabica, yet its production has stayed largely flat over the last five years,” Reuters continues. “Meanwhile its output of cheaper robusta – generally grown at lower altitudes and viewed as of inferior quality – has leapt and is attracting more and more international buyers, new data shows.”
https://climaterealism.com/2021/08/no-reuters-global-warming-is-not-making-coffee-taste-worse/
