Vietnam coffee farmers boost irrigation but running low on water

Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, have sharply increased use of irrigation in the main producing regions of the country amid excessive dryness, but they are now running low on water, a report said on Monday, reports Reuters.
So far this season, many farmers have used irrigation as much as seven times already, compared with five times usually in a normal season, and they are seeing the need to irrigate coffee trees for an eighth time if they have water, said J.Ganes Consulting LLC in notes from a crop tour in Vietnam.
"The severe water deficiency and extreme temperatures have caused nutrient imbalances for the trees," said soft commodities analyst Judith Ganes, president of J.Ganes Consulting, adding that wells used by the farmers to get water for irrigation are running low.