Indian Coffee

Indian Coffee Board puts countrya s coffee production at 2.90 tonne (Post monsoon estimation) and 3.06 tonne (Post Blossom Estimation) respectively. For the present crop year beginning October, the board has estimated an output of arabica at 101,525 tonnes and robusta 204,755 tonnes. Karnataka leads the country with 2.05 tonne (Post monsoon estimation) and 2.21 tonne (Post Blossom Estimation) production followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
India accounts for about 4.5 percent of world coffee production and the industry provides employment to 6 lakh people. Among the coffee growing states, Karnataka accounts for 70 percent of countrya s total coffee production followed by Kerala (22 percent) and Tamil Nadu (7 percent). Europe accounts for about 70 percent of Indiaa s total coffee exports. Of this again, 70 percent is shipped via Suez Canal. Major Indian coffee importing countries include Italy, Germany, Russian federation, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, US, Japan, Greece, Netherlands and France.