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February 18, 2026
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year
TL;DR
- Climate breakdown is causing coffee-growing regions to become too hot, impacting yields.
- The top five coffee-producing countries experienced an average of 57 additional days of coffee-harming heat annually due to the climate crisis.
- Coffee plants, especially arabica, struggle in temperatures above 30C, with El Salvador and Brazil being particularly affected.
- Ethiopia, a major coffee producer, relies on coffee for income and export earnings, but is experiencing 34 additional days of heat.
- The global coffee industry is under strain, with prices of arabica and robusta beans nearly doubling from 2023 to 2025.
- Smallholder farmers, who produce 60-80% of coffee, receive a minuscule fraction of the funds needed for climate adaptation.
- There is a lack of climate finance for adaptation, and campaigners urge governments to act on climate change to safeguard coffee supplies.
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