Bernardo Rivas picks ripe coffee beans at the Doka Coffee plantation in San Isidro de Alajuela, north-east of the capital San Jose, November 29, 2010. Costa Rica's Ministry of Agriculture Gloria Abraham Peralta, estimates that crop losses as a result of Hurricane Thomas amounted to $40 million. The crop estimate was reduced to 1,523,000 60-kg bags by the Costa Rican Coffee Institute. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)