Allana Sons leads coffee exports in first half

In tonne

Arabica

Robusta

Total

Allana Sons

5,600.20

3310.6

8910.8

General Commodities

1,966.70

6,587.80

8554.5

Amalgamated Bean

3713.1

4483.4

8,196.50

HLL

2732.4

5078.7

7811.1

Tata Coffee

430.80

4448

4878.8

Ecom Gill

412.20

4311

4723.2

Ramesh Exports

1710.7

2200.2

3910.9

ITC

2152.4

1676.5

3828.9

LMJ International

1271.3

2356.2

3627.5

SLN Exports

1164.9

1679.2

2844.1

 In the first half of 2005 (as of June 27,2005), the Coffee Board issued permits of 1,05,972 tonne against 1,46,164 tonne issued in first half of 2004.  Quantity exported was 84,979 tonne as against 1,40,120 tonne.  Among the foreign buyers of Indian coffee, Harris Freeman & Company of US tops with 8,115 tonne, followed by M T Trieste of UK 4469.7 tonne and Coco Cola Far East, Hong Kong 2566.6 tonne, Louis Dreyfus Trading, UK 2131.2 tonne and Olam International, Singapore 2106.6 tonne.