date:Jul 08, 2014
Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the top grower of the robusta variety used by Nestl SA, are probably holding the smallest inventory of unsold beans since 2012 after a record crop, underlining prospects for a global shortage.
Reserves at the end of last month were 15 per cent of the harvest, compared with 18 per cent in June 2013, the median of estimates from nine traders and analysts compiled by Bloomberg show. Thats the lowest proportion for this time of year since 2012. Production may drop 4 per c