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Original source: the Jamaica Observer COFFEE farmers in Portland are reeling from the effects of the fall in price for the mild-flavoured commodity which many say is their livelihood. The farmers, who spoke to the Jamaica Observer North & East during a visit to several communities in the parish, last Wednesday, said that a box of coffee which, up to last year, was going for $12,000 is now going for as low as $4,000. The group said as a result their lives have made a turn for the worse. Many of their children had to stop from school for days, and utilitiesRead More →