Coffee prices likely to surge on shortage of pre-monsoon showers

17 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Prices of Indian coffee are expected to rise as pre-monsoon showers elude the major growing regions. Consumption of coffee, on the other hand, has been growing in the country and hence it is expected that its prices may go up this year.

According to Karnataka Planters Association (KPA), country's coffee production is expected to decline 10% during 2012-13 as the crop in major growing regions of Chikmagalur, Hassan and Kodagu districts of Karnataka are suffering from lack of pre-monsoon showers. These areas account for 45% of the total sown area. 

More damage, due to lack of proper rain during this period is expected to the arabica crop while the robusta crop is likely to be better than last year. For the crop year 2011-12, the harvest for which has just concluded, KPA estimates output at 295,000 tonnes, about 8% less than the Coffee Board estimate of 322,000 tonnes. While arabica output is estimated at 95,000 tonnes, robusta could be 200,000 tonnes. 

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