Coffee Output
In China Starbucks tries to avoid price war, gets drawn into discounting
The stakes are high for Starbucks, which has come under growing pressure from investors recently due to weaker sales in its two biggest markets - the United States and China
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Indian coffee exports surge 13.35% to 125,000 tonnes in Jan-Mar, shows data
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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Govt plans to scrap 80-year-old Coffee Act, bring Bill to promote industry
Bill to be introduced in ongoing Parliament session, aims to modernise functioning of Coffee Board, promote exports and support development of domestic market
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Strong brew: Coffee prices up 10.1%; upward trend likely to continue
ICO maintains its preliminary forecast of a small global deficit of about 502,000 bags in coffee year 2019-20
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Coffee Board pegs crop loss due to rains in South India at 82,000 tonnes
The board has asked the govt to consider a special package for the coffee growers' fraternity
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Sluggish rain likely to lower coffee output by 8% in 2016-17
The fall in coffee output in 2016-17 is mainly coming from Karnataka and Kerala.
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