Digging Its Way Out of Coffee.

The article provides information on Brazil, a Latin American country of 62-million people with a booming economy that is highly dependent on coffee exports. Brazil posted a 160-million U.S. dollar deficit due to reduced coffee earnings, which comprised 66 percent of exports. The article also cites diversification moves, as its Superintendency of Money & Credit (SUMOC) encourages mineral ore-exports by M.A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, Mannesmann of West Germany and Bethlehem Steel and trade in manufactured goods by Cobrasma, Willys and Champion Paper.