The exports of coffee declined marginally and stood at 300,522 tonnes in the 2014-15 marketing year compared to exports which stood at 303,250 tonnes in the previous year. This marginal decline in current marketing year was due to multiple factors, including drop in global prices. The coffee marketing year runs from October to September.
The shipments have risen in value terms to Rs 5,142 crore in the 2014-15 marketing year as against Rs 4,920 crore in the previous year. The unit per value realization rose to Rs 171,105 per tonne in 2014-15, compared with Rs 162,255 per tonne in the previous year. This rise in value terms was despite exports showing a slight decline in volume terms.
The country’s total coffee production is pegged at 355,600 tonnes in 2015-16 marketing year, as per Coffee Board’s first estimate, as against the actual output of 327,000 tonnes in 2014-15.