According to Vietnamese media reports, this year's Typhoon No. 20, Trami, recently made landfall in central Vietnam in the area from Da Nang to Hue, with wind speeds of 88 km per hour. The strong winds caused some trees to snap, huge waves damaged embankments, and heavy rainfall occurred over a wide area; more than 290 houses were damaged, and landslides occurred in many places. Current reports indicate 7 people dead, injured or missing, and about 431 hectares of crops and fruit trees were submerged, causing considerable economic losses.

It is reported that Typhoon Trami reached its peak state before making landfall in Vietnam, when the wind force reached level 12 (wind speed of about 133 km/h). However, as the typhoon gradually approached the coast of Vietnam, its intensity weakened somewhat, but the heavy rainfall it subsequently brought still caused considerable losses to Vietnam.

According to statistics, in the cities of central Vietnam affected by the typhoon, most cities received rainfall of between 150 and 250 mm, but some provinces still experienced heavier rainfall, with rainfall reaching more than 400 mm, and in some areas reaching a maximum of more than 800 mm.

In addition, strong waves damaged many sections of the dikes, and multiple cities reported a series of incidents of broken trees and collapsed houses. Multiple cities and coastal areas near the storm were flooded. Heavy rain also caused river levels to keep rising, with a risk of flooding breaking out, and there are currently risk warnings of landslides and flash floods in 8 areas. At present, governments in various places have adopted disaster relief and recovery and reconstruction work and actions.

Moreover, this storm severely affected transportation and logistics in Vietnam. In addition to multiple roads being flooded, four airports in central Vietnam suspended operations. At the same time, Da Nang Port was also forced to temporarily close, and the huge waves brought by the typhoon damaged the dikes, posing a threat to the port's safety and operations.

This is the second typhoon to hit Vietnam this year; the first was Typhoon Yagi in September, which had an extremely severe impact on central and northern Vietnam. According to official Vietnamese statistics, Typhoon Yagi caused 226 deaths in Vietnam, with many people missing, as well as severe economic losses.

For this important coffee industry, this year has been a very difficult one; between March and May at the start of the year, Vietnam suffered its most severe drought in nearly a decade. But this period was the early flowering stage for Vietnamese coffee, and due to the severe drought and lack of water, some coffee trees showed dry, yellowing leaves, ultimately leading to reduced yields.

According to the chairman of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA), in the 2023/2024 season (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024), Vietnam's coffee exports amounted to about 1.46 million tons, down 12.1% from the 2022/2023 season. However, because other coffee-producing countries all reported reduced coffee production, which pushed up coffee prices, Vietnam's coffee exports, while declining in volume, saw export value increase by 33.1% and broke the 5 billion US dollar record for the first time, reaching 5.43 billion US dollars.

In September and October, Vietnam experienced two storms. Although these two typhoons did not directly hit the coffee-growing areas, the coffee-growing areas were still affected, and the main coffee-planting areas in the Central Highlands encountered windy and rainy weather.

In October, Vietnamese coffee enters the harvest season, so both the picking and drying of the coffee are affected, further delaying an already delayed harvest and further obstructing the supply of coffee from the new crop season. At present, only 7% of farms have begun harvesting coffee, and heavy rain and strong winds may knock down the ripe cherries, thereby affecting yields. In addition, roads to the ports are blocked and the ports are closed, affecting the export of coffee and other goods.

Coffee prices currently remain high, and some industry insiders say that due to severe supply disruptions in countries such as Vietnam and Brazil, coffee prices may rise further.

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