Coffee output may fall 10-15% on untimely rain

28 Apr 2011 Evaluate

Coffee production in India is likely to drop by 10-15 per cent in 2011-12 crop year to around 260,000-278,000 tones due to scanty rainfall during blossom period of the crop in major growing regions of the country. According to planters in Karnataka and Kerala region, which are the major coffee growing states of the country, robusta production is expected to dip by 10-15 per cent and arabica may fall by 10 per cent in the next crop year. India, which is estimated to produce 308,000 tones of coffee in 2010-11 season, is likely to produce around 170,000 tones of robusta and around 97,500 tones of arabica during 2011-12 season.  A combination of untimely and insufficient rain has resulted in an arabica blossom below its potential. This is expected to drag production for the 2011-12 crop year by around 10-15 per cent in comparison to 2010-11 season.
 
According to industry experts, both Brazil and Columbia are likely to see a bad crop during 2011-12 season, dragging the production estimate globally. While 2011-12 will be an off year for Brazil’s coffee crop, production in Columbia is expected to be low due to replanting of coffee plants.

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