Robusta coffee futures hit a 16-year high because of a prolonged drought in Vietnam. Vietnam and Brazil, the top robusta producers, face climate issues affecting harvest and supply.

Brazil's 2025 Robusta coffee crop collection, including the Conilon variety, is advancing strongly and could beat initial estimates, industry experts told Reuters this week, as the harvest weighs ...

Robusta was first brought to Vietnam by the French in the late 19th century, and in 1991 the country exported its first beans -- 104,000 tonnes. By 2022, that figure had climbed to 1.8 million tonnes ...

Vietnam’s robusta coffee is famous for being packed with caffeine, but with little flavour compared to the more popular arabica bean served worldwide Farmers and enthusiasts in Vietnam are ...

El Nino seen posing larger risk for robusta coffee, less to arabica By Marcelo Teixeira May 24, 202311:20 PM PDTUpdated May 24, 2023 ...

The reason is a native moth called the cedar tip moth (Hypsipyla robusta), which lays its eggs on the main growing shoot of the tree.