At her farm near Corquin, Esperanza Torres Melgar, 59, has grown accustomed to traders showing up and offering immediate cash for her freshly harvested beans, as opposed to having to wait for it to be processed by another Fairtrade-certified cooperative, Proexo.

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Coffee prices recently hit $400 a pound, a half-century high. Doubt about the climate in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, has sharply lowered production. Most of last year’s crop of arabica beans has been sold,

Coffee farmers are facing challenges such as rising production costs, climate change, and labor shortages, despite surging coffee prices. Specialty coffee producers are concerned about sustainability and future prospects,