<p>India’s coffee exports rose marginally by nearly 3 per cent to 3.14 lakh tonnes in 2013 on the back of sharp jump in re-export of instant coffee, despite sluggish global prices, according to the Coffee Board.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The country had exported 3.05 lakh tonnes of coffee in the previous calender year. <br />Due to re-exports, total coffee exports in value terms also remained higher at Rs 4,728.86 crore in 2013, as against Rs 4,637.87 crore in the previous year.<br /><br />“Overall exports remained good mainly due to rise in re-export of value-added products especially instant coffee. Otherwise, global prices were weak,” a senior Coffee Board official said. <br /><br />The sluggish international prices prompted Indian traders to focus on re-export of value-added products, the official said, adding the global prices of both arabica and robusta fell by up to 30 per cent during the year, discouraging exports.<br /><br />Total re-export of instant coffee rose significantly by 56 per cent to 70,833 tonnes in 2013 from 45,457 tonnes in the previous year, according to the Board. <br /><br />Much of the coffee was exported to Italy (77,041 tonnes), followed by Germany (30,571 tonnes), Russia (20,703 tonnes) and Belgium (17,431 tonnes), in 2013.<br /><br />Coffee Board has pegged total production at 3.47 lakh tonnes for the ongoing 2013-14 season (Oct-Sep).</p>
<p>India’s coffee exports rose marginally by nearly 3 per cent to 3.14 lakh tonnes in 2013 on the back of sharp jump in re-export of instant coffee, despite sluggish global prices, according to the Coffee Board.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The country had exported 3.05 lakh tonnes of coffee in the previous calender year. <br />Due to re-exports, total coffee exports in value terms also remained higher at Rs 4,728.86 crore in 2013, as against Rs 4,637.87 crore in the previous year.<br /><br />“Overall exports remained good mainly due to rise in re-export of value-added products especially instant coffee. Otherwise, global prices were weak,” a senior Coffee Board official said. <br /><br />The sluggish international prices prompted Indian traders to focus on re-export of value-added products, the official said, adding the global prices of both arabica and robusta fell by up to 30 per cent during the year, discouraging exports.<br /><br />Total re-export of instant coffee rose significantly by 56 per cent to 70,833 tonnes in 2013 from 45,457 tonnes in the previous year, according to the Board. <br /><br />Much of the coffee was exported to Italy (77,041 tonnes), followed by Germany (30,571 tonnes), Russia (20,703 tonnes) and Belgium (17,431 tonnes), in 2013.<br /><br />Coffee Board has pegged total production at 3.47 lakh tonnes for the ongoing 2013-14 season (Oct-Sep).</p>