Coffee Rust

Specialty Coffee Importer Andrew Vournas with Dave Day of Growers First hand out young coffee saplings to coffee farmers in Ixtepec, Oaxaca Mexico

Many Miles to Oaxaca

October 1, 2015 No Comments

Last month I arrived in Oaxaca, Mexico and began a two day journey to the isolated coffee community of Ixtepec. This was no vacation. Traveling

Closeup of Coffee Leaf Rust or La Roya Damage

Central American Coffee Rust On The Rise

June 9, 2014 No Comments

Reported by the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 2014 AP – Fraijanes, Guatemala For years, Hernan Argue-ta’s small plot of coffee plants seemed immune to

Roya Leaf Damages Coffee Crop Production

May 8, 2013 No Comments

Having recently traveled extensively through Honduras and Costa Rica, I went to check out the growing issue of roya leaf (coffee rust or coffee leaf

Groves of Arabica Coffee Farms on the Hillsides Siguatepeque Honduras

Military Checkpoints, Armored Cars And Great Coffee Too!

April 2, 2013 No Comments

Having just returned from Honduras, it’s very hard to comprehend just how dangerous the city of San Pedro Sula has become. Yes indeed, I did

A Closeup of Coffee Rust (Roya) Damage To A Coffee Leaf

Guatemala’s Coffee Crop Hit By Killer Fungus

May 16, 2012 No Comments

By Mike McDonald, Reuters – Fungus affects up to 40% of Guatemala’s coffee trees. – Roya Outbreak cuts Guatemalan harvest forecast. – More aggressive rust

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