Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation in Honduras, is facing challenges despite rising global coffee prices. Owners Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera highlight increasing production costs, including labor shortages and expensive fertilizers, while their crops struggle with the effects of climate change. Although they see the higher prices as encouraging, they are worried that consumers might switch to cheaper caffeinated alternatives. The volatility of climate events continues to threaten their livelihood, making the current market situation more of a concern than a boon.
Climate change, which has diminished the supply of coffee globally due to rising temperatures and excessive rains, brings both high prices and future concerns for producers.
Despite the surge in coffee prices, farmers like Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera are apprehensive about rising production costs and uncertainty due to climate impacts.
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