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                                                                On July 21, the farms were hit severely by an-
 These are the most                                         other frost. The damage this time was far worse, more
                                                            regions were affected. The difference between the
 important areas also                                       first hit and second wave is that with the second one,
                                                            farming areas like Cerrado and Minas Gerais South
 massive coffee arabica                                     region were stricken more severely. These are also

 production region                                          the most important areas of massive coffee arabica
                                                            production region in Brazil. The first time we had
 in Brazil.                                                 problems but it was mild, and then the severe dam-
                                                            age occurred in São Paulo State in the Franca region
                                                            or High Mogiana. Many of the farmers in São Paulo
                                                            State areas were hit twice in a row.






























 Impacts on Growing Areas


 On the morning of July 1, 2021, a huge number
 of reports from producers, agronomists, and techni-
 ~
 cians flowed through the internet, and social networks   Sao Paulo
 and news channels across the country filled with pictures.
 In the state of Minas Gerais, the most affected       Minas Gerais
 cities are located in the south of the state. They include
 Ibiraci, Três Pontas, Monte Santo de Minas, Três
 Corações and others.
 In São Paulo, a large part of the eastern region
 of the state known as Mogiana – including Franca,
 the largest coffee producing hub in the state – had
 affected crops.
 In the state of Paraná, frost reached almost 100%   Cerrado
 of the area, but according to Cocamar, one of the most
 important cooperatives in the state, only 10% of the
 crops were severely affected. In Carlópolis, the main
 producing city in Paraná, some coffee plantations were   Parana
 left with burnt leaves and a lot of ice on the ground.


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