The National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) made an urgent call to coffee growers not to neglect the renovation of coffee plantations, a fundamental practice to maintain young crops, which in turn translate into more productive, competitive and profitable companies.
(The coffee growers who bet on the capture of CO2).
With support from the Extension Service, figures compiled by the Technical Management of the FNC show that to date the area of renewed coffee plantations has decreased by 30% compared to October 25 of each year.
“Today we have some 130,000 hectares (ha) renewed (age less than or equal to 24 months) of the Colombian coffee park, when we should have carried about 168,000 ha. Coffee growers must be clear that these hectares are the ones that will respond for part of their production in 2024 and another more important part in the harvests of the years 2025 and 2026 “explained Hernando Duque, technical manager of the FNC.
(CAF outlined a roadmap for green financing in the coffee sector).
The manager recalled that the decisions that producers make today will affect the coming years, and that aging and the increase in the average age of coffee plantations implies setbacks in productivity.
The figures from the Technical Management reflect that the average age is once again close to 7 years. Duque invited producers to take advantage of the good coffee prices this year to invest in the renovation of coffee plantations, since in the medium and long term this investment will translate into more productive and profitable farms.
Although October is not a month for renewal due to production cycles, coffee growers can schedule themselves now to make their renewals as soon as the main harvest is over.
(They warn about possible impacts on the coffee supply chain).
Producers can turn to the Extension Service to be clear, in each particular case, how to schedule themselves and what to do for an adequate renewal, but also observe the correct times in which to carry out this work.
According to projections, Brazil is going to have a medium-high harvest in 2023 and a high harvest in 2024, which could translate into an adjustment in international prices; so the call is to maintain high productivity and a good level of production in Colombia.
