Coffee exports in India have declined 8.5% to 283,929 tonnes for the financial year ended March 2015 against 310,471 tonnes in FY14, due to a fall in price in the international markets during the January to March period. Though the industry expected decline in FY15, the percentage decline is not too steep due to better production this year. In value terms, however, exporters earned 3.7% higher returns at Rs 4,906 crore compared to Rs 4,729 crore, with average unit value realisation going up by 13.4% to Rs 1,72,783 per tonne compared to Rs 1,52,306 per tonne. In dollar terms, the realisation was up by 1.9% to $803 million from $788 million a year ago.
During the January-March quarter, bean prices witnessed downward trend with Arabica prices declining by 30% to touch 125 cents per lb (pound) compared to 180 cents per lb in October 2014. The news of improved weather in Brazil added to the selling pressure. Farm gate prices in Karnataka, which contributes 70% of India’s coffee output, have crashed by 20-22% since early January.
As a result, exports during the fourth quarter witnessed a decline of 13.7% at 84,258 tonnes compared to 97,684 tonnes in the previous year.
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