By Isis Almeida Bloomberg June 7, 2013 Coffee growers in Brazil , the world’s largest producer, accelerated harvesting of this year’s crop as dry weather returned to producing regions this week, according to Rio de Janeiro-based broker Flavour Coffee. Growing areas will get dry weather for an extended period starting June 5, Sao Paulo-based weather forecaster Somar Meteorologia said in a report e-mailed on June 3. There was “abnormal rain” in the beginning of this month, it said. Brazil is harvesting its 2013-14 crop and production will be a record for a year in which trees enter the lower-yielding half of a two-year cycle, the government estimates. “Farmers accelerated the picking, taking advantage of this ideal weather, sunny, dry and warm temperatures during day light,” Flavour Coffee said in a weekly report e-mailed yesterday. “The whole Brazilian coffee belt from Parana until Bahia is in full harvesting activities.” Brazil will produce 48.6 million bags ...