Brazil Coffee Regions Mostly Dry Next 10 Days, Forecasters Says

2014-08-25 14:40:23.690 GMT

Marvin G. Perez

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Dryness will prevent premature flowering that

was seen earlier this month, when flowers died amid lack of subsequent

moisture, eroding crop prospects for next yr, says Andy Karst,

meteorologist with World Weather Inc.

* Mostly cool weather expected during period, without risk of frost,

Karst says in telephone interview from Overland Park.

Kan.

* In early Sept., limited showers expected for parts of northern

Parana and southern Sao Paulo, Somar Meteorologia says in report

* NOTE: Prices have surged 70% in N.Y. this year after a 1Q drought in

Brazil, the world’s top producer and exporter