Nevertheless, some coffee observers are skeptical that Brazil, a prime coffee producer, would diminish output intentionally.
“Even though prices are not that favorable to producers I don’t think anyone would prune an area with promising production,” Gustavo Moretti, a trader based in Santos, Brazil, said in the article, predicting that Brazil will see “the biggest crop ever.”
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Max Chen contributed to this article.