The island’s coffee industry valued at $100 million before the hurricane, suffered a destruction of nearly 20 million coffee plantations, resulting in $18 million in damages.
Puerto Rico Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores Ortega confirmed that during a recent meeting with representatives of the Starbucks Foundation, an agenda and timetable were set to soon begin importing coffee beans to the island.
LARES — One of Puerto Rico’s most prominent coffee-growing families is pouring $15.5 million into a complex that includes Hotel Hacienda Lealtad — a five-star boutique mountain resort aimed at wealthy tourists with a passion ...