Marvin G. Perez

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A Florida orange tree blown down from the Hurricane.

Hurricane Ian hit Florida so hard the state is going to have its smallest orange crop since 1943

By Marvin G. Perez and Bloomberg

Coffee beans are dried in the sun on a farm in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The severe drought in agricultural powerhouse Brazil is shaking up the world’s crop markets again, this time because farmers in the top exporting country are finding they can’t meet sales agreements made months ago. Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg

Coffee prices surge as freezing temperatures destroy Brazil’s crops

By Marvin G. Perez, Fabiana Batista, and others

Coffee beans seen in the window of<br />
Insomnia Coffee Company in Dublin’s city centre during level 5 COVID-19 lockdown.<br />
On Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

The quality of your coffee may soon be determined by a robot

By Marvin G. Perez, Isis Almeida, and others