Coffee Exports

India's coffee exports rose by 12.22 per cent to USD 1.28 billion in 2023-24 on higher demand for Robusta coffee in the global markets, according to the commerce ministry data. The country exported coffee worth USD 1.14 billion in 2022-23. India is Asia's third-largest producer and exporter of coffee. The country grows Arabica and Robusta varieties. Arabica coffee beans have less caffeine content than the Robusta. Arabica has sweet and smoother taste, while Robusta is generally more bitter and harsher on the taste buds. In volume terms, coffee shipments from India rose 13.35 per cent to 1,25,631 tonnes during the January-March period of 2023-24. The country had exported 1,10,830 tonnes of coffee in the same period in 2023. Italy, Russia, the UAE, Germany and Turkey are major coffee export destinations for India.

Coffee shipments from India rose 13.35 per cent to 1,25,631 tonnes during January-March period of this year on higher demand for Robusta coffee, according to the official data. The country had exported 1,10,830 tonnes of coffee in the same period in 2023. India, Asia's third-largest producer and exporter, grows Arabica and Robusta varieties of coffee. Arabica coffee bean has lesser caffeine content than the Robusta. Arabica has a sweet and smoother taste, while the Robusta is generally more bitter and harsher on the taste buds. According to the Coffee Board of India's latest data, export of Robusta coffee bean rose by 18 per cent to 69,637 tonnes in the first quarter of the 2024 calendar year from 59,050 tonnes in the year-ago period. However, the shipment of Arabica coffee bean declined to 13,419 tonnes from 15,468 tonnes in the said period. Instant coffee exports rose 16,218 tonnes during January-March of this year as against 15,238 tonnes in the year-ago period, while re-expor

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The country's coffee exports almost doubled to Rs 3,312 crore during April-September this fiscal against Rs 1,657 crore in the same period of 2013-14, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet. "Indian coffee exports (are) hitting new milestones. India's exports of coffee rose to almost two times in April-September 2022 over the same period in 2013," he said. India is Asia's third-largest producer and exporter of the commodity. India ships both Robusta and Arabica varieties, besides instant coffee. Italy, Germany and Belgium are among the major export destinations for Indian coffee.

Italy, Germany and Russia were the major export destinations for Indian coffee during the period

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India is emerging as hub for instant coffee exports and it is pushing coffee exports from the country. Coffee exports between April and August 2017 rose to 1,77,805 tonnes from 1,62,641 tonnes, during the same period a year ago. Speaking to Business Standard at the sidelines of 124th UPASI Annual Conference at Coonoor, Y Raghuramulu, director of research at Coffee Board said that India is becoming hub for value added products.He added, the exports are driven by value added coffee which contributed nearly 25.55 per cent of total exports from April to August 2017 and this is increasing steadily year on year.In terms of value coffee exports rose to $447 million from $363.1 million.Coffees which are being exported include green coffee and specialty green coffee and value added coffee.Robusta are being imported from countries like Vietnam and value addition are done here and then getting exported.In 2016-17, coffee imports into the country was 78,042 MT as compared to 65,618 units a year ..

India's coffee export and re-export was 46,000 tonnes, as against 43,436 tonnes a year before