This paper deals with data obtained in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971 in shaded and unshaded coffee plots at Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The results can be summarized as follows : a. the production, in shaded and unshaded plots, show differences statisticaly significant; the productions in shaded plots was now higher, due to the destruction of the shade trees and acumulation of organic substract; b. the percentage of cofee berry borer infestation was higher in shaded plots as compared with unshaded ones; c. the percentage of green, ripened and dry fruits depends on the year and on the harvest time.