US corn harvest is moving along, reaching 14% complete as of September 22. That compares to 9% last week and 11% on the five-year average. Soybean farmers are also bringing in crops at a relatively quick pace. Harvest is 13% completed, up from 6% the previous week and the five-year average of 8%.

Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard.

Coffee growers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state are assessing the damage caused by a wildfire that devasted their crops in recent days, as the world’s largest coffee-producing country faces its worst drought in more than seven decades.

Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby

Friday closed down -10.90 (-4.17%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24) closed down -189 (-3.60%). Coffee prices Friday closed sharply lower as forecasts for rain in Brazil sparked fund liquidation of coffee futures.

Brazil is facing drought, frost and fire. While this year’s harvest may be mostly safe, the price of coffee for the regular consumer is set to increase next year.

Europe's coffee lovers are bracing themselves for higher prices as natural disasters hit the world's top two coffee-producing countries. View on euronews