summary ; coffee bean

According to legend, an Ethiopian goatherd jumped around after eating coffee cherries after he saw his goats eating the cherries. Coffee , started as a food and beverage for African tribesmen . Now, coffee is sold in large amount worldwide as one of the top selling item in trade . Many countries depend on it as their main income . Many people depend on it for a living and drinks it . Years ago , a frost killed almost half of the Brazil’s coffee trees and the price dropped severely . It hit Brazil again and eery tree lost is resulting in no income for three to five years . The income loss is huge as fifteen million trees is destroyed . Brazil stopped exporting coffee and importers bought in fearing shortage . Prices increased and farmers went to plant more . When coffee was easily available , prices fall .