<p>India, Asia’s biggest coffee exporter, is estimated to make overseas shipment of 2,88,600 tonnes in the ongoing 2010-11 coffee year, ending September, it said.<br /><br />“Exports are expected to decline to 4 million 60-kg bags (2,40,000 tonnes) in 2011-12, given tight carry-in stocks and lower production,” the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its Coffee Annual Report.<br /><br />The country’s total coffee output may drop slightly to 2,88,600 tonnes in 2011-12, as against 3,05,000 tonnes in the last season. Even carry-over stocks are forecast at just 1,080 tonnes, it said. Coffee pests such as the white stem borer and berry borer continue to affect coffee yields, it noted.<br /><br />According to the USDA, coffee exports may dip from the current year’s record level due to lower international coffee prices, which could reduce importers’ demand for Indian coffee.<br /><br />“However, if international demand remains strong, exports could increase at the expense of domestic consumption,” it said. While the spread of cafes is helping to introduce a new generation of Indians to premium coffee products, strong exports have resulted in reduced domestic consumption levels, it observed.<br /><br />In the current season, strong global prices have prompted foreign buyers to increase their purchases of Indian coffee as they look for new supply options, the report said. Indian Robusta has a good reputation among international buyers. Europe continues to be the major destination for Indian coffee, it added.</p>
<p>India, Asia’s biggest coffee exporter, is estimated to make overseas shipment of 2,88,600 tonnes in the ongoing 2010-11 coffee year, ending September, it said.<br /><br />“Exports are expected to decline to 4 million 60-kg bags (2,40,000 tonnes) in 2011-12, given tight carry-in stocks and lower production,” the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its Coffee Annual Report.<br /><br />The country’s total coffee output may drop slightly to 2,88,600 tonnes in 2011-12, as against 3,05,000 tonnes in the last season. Even carry-over stocks are forecast at just 1,080 tonnes, it said. Coffee pests such as the white stem borer and berry borer continue to affect coffee yields, it noted.<br /><br />According to the USDA, coffee exports may dip from the current year’s record level due to lower international coffee prices, which could reduce importers’ demand for Indian coffee.<br /><br />“However, if international demand remains strong, exports could increase at the expense of domestic consumption,” it said. While the spread of cafes is helping to introduce a new generation of Indians to premium coffee products, strong exports have resulted in reduced domestic consumption levels, it observed.<br /><br />In the current season, strong global prices have prompted foreign buyers to increase their purchases of Indian coffee as they look for new supply options, the report said. Indian Robusta has a good reputation among international buyers. Europe continues to be the major destination for Indian coffee, it added.</p>
