HO CHI MINH CITY -- There is excitement in the coffee hills of Vietnam. Long months of global volatility -- in prices, weather and tariff policy -- have proved to be a record year for exporters.
Nine-month total surpasses that for all of 2024 as costs rise for coffee drinkers
A worker pours coffee beans into a moisture tester in Pleiku, Gia Lai province, Vietnam, on June 12, 2024. A perfect storm of tariffs and climate factors is helping the country's coffee growers earn more. © Reuters
HO CHI MINH CITY -- There is excitement in the coffee hills of Vietnam. Long months of global volatility -- in prices, weather and tariff policy -- have proved to be a record year for exporters.