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"If the tariffs are meant to weaken Brazil, in reality, it is pushing sellers closer to China," said Mr Portes, who trades raw coffee beans around the world.

The 45-year-old works with a small team to cultivate rows of vegetables – including beans, spinach, cauliflower and tomatoes.

A heady mix of oxygen, Pringles and jelly beans helped propel Kirsty to the "death zone", where oxygen levels are insufficient to support human life, and the summit.

The vast coastal plain grows most of the nation’s celery, along with beans, strawberries, onions and peppers, according to UC Davis data.

Executives said the purchase was intended to create a "resilient and diversified" coffee business, forming a "global coffee champion" at a time when the industry is grappling with tariffs and high prices for coffee beans.