The National Committee for the Defense of Coffee Farming brought its claim to the National Assembly. The representation of coffee producers from Portuguesa, Lara, Trujillo, Mérida, Táchira, Monagas, Sucre, Anzoátegui, Barinas, and Yaracuy—states where practically all of the country’s coffee is grown—requested a formal review of the sector’s cost structures and support to set sustainable prices, after trading companies and middlemen imposed quotes unilaterally.