India's Coffee Exports Surge 40% To Surpass $1.54 Bn In April-Feb

New Delhi: India's coffee exports have recorded a robust 40 per cent rise during April-Feb in the current financial year to surpass the $1.54 billion mark compared with the corresponding figure of $1.10 billion for the same period of the previous year, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Commerce.

Overseas shipments of coffee went up by 22 per cent to $178.68 million in Feb, from $146.08 million in the same last year, official data showed.

In Rupee terms, the exports increased 43.37 per cent to Rs13004.75 crore during April-Feb 2024-25 from Rs9,070 crore in the same 11-month period last

The top export markets for Indian coffee are Italy, Germany Russia Belgium, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US.

India is the seventh-largest producer and the fifth-largest exporter of coffee in the world. Prices of coffee are ruling at record levels following adverse weather-induced supply crunch in the largest producing countries of Brazil and Vietnam.

India exports over two-thirds of the over 3.5 lakh tonnes produced in the country.

India's coffee exports have almost doubled in the last four years to touch $1.29 billion in FY 2023-24 from $719.42 million in 2020-21 with the country becoming the seventh-largest coffee producer globally, according to a statement released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.