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Brazil's Coffee Production Drives Massive Deforestation Crisis

10/23/2025

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A Coffee Watch report finds 737,000 hectares deforested in Brazil since 2002 due to coffee production, with 312,803 hectares cleared directly.
The report warns this deforestation disrupts rainfall patterns essential for coffee yields.
Minas Gerais, the top coffee-producing state, experiences chronic droughts, with soil moisture down as much as 25%.
The report advocates sustainable agroforestry practices, used in less than 1% of coffee zones, to mitigate these issues.

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A Coffee Watch report finds 737,000 hectares deforested in Brazil since 2002 due to coffee production, with 312,803 hectares cleared directly.
The report warns this deforestation disrupts rainfall patterns essential for coffee yields.
Minas Gerais, the top coffee-producing state, experiences chronic droughts, with soil moisture down as much as 25%.
The report advocates sustainable agroforestry practices, used in less than 1% of coffee zones, to mitigate these issues.