Vietnam Cutting Back on Coffee to Ease Glut

After increasing coffee production more than six-fold in the past ten years to becoming the world's second biggest coffee producer, Vietnam is now trying to decrease its farmers' reliance on coffee. Global prices are simply too low to justify coffee's large role in Vietnam's agriculture, say officials. – YaleGlobal

Vietnam Cutting Back on Coffee to Ease Glut

Jason Folkmanis
Monday, May 19, 2003

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