Indian coffee exports rise 56% in Jan-Aug period

Coffee exports from India has registered a 56 per cent rise to 204, 519 tonne during January- August period of this year against 130,672 tonne exported during the corresponding period last year on the back of sound demand growth from European economies like Italy and Germany.

In value terms, exports rose 48 per cent to Rs2,075.07 crore during this period against Rs1,400 crore reported last year.

During this period, exports of robusta variety clocked a 54 per cent growth to 112,027 tonne compared to 72,700 tonne reported last year. Arabica coffee exports have also witnessed a rise of 66 per cent to 39, 077 tonne during this period compared to the same period last year.

As per the data available with the Coffee Board of India, major European geographies like Italy and Germany had contributed towards this export growth.

Total exports to Italy rose 21 per cent to 8,192 tonne during this period, while Germany registered a 20.6 per cent import growth to 8,038 tonnes.

India exported 187,348 tonnes of coffee last year (2009) that stood at Rs2,006 crore in value terms.

As per industry experts, the country is expected to see more export growth in the next crop year on the back of higher estimates of coffee production.