Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
JEREMIAD
jeremiad
(noun) a long and mournful complaint; “a jeremiad against any form of government”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jeremiad (plural jeremiads)
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Synonyms: lament, lamentation, tirade, Thesaurus:diatribe
Source: Wiktionary
Jer`e*mi"ad, Jer`e*mi"ade, n. Etym: [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F. jérémiade.]
Definition: A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically. He has prolonged his complaint into an endless jeremiad. Lamb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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