India’s coffee exports increased 19% YoY to $616 million in Q1FY25, despite an 18% drop in export volumes due to higher global prices. The unit value per tonne rose 49% to ₹5.07 lakh, driven by supply disruptions in Brazil and Vietnam. Despite lower volumes, shipments rose 26% in value to $1,166 million in Q1FY25. Italy…
India’s exports of coffee reached a new high of $1.126 billion for the fiscal year that ends in March 2023 due to a rise in worldwide prices. The exports exceeded the Commerce Ministry’s fixed target of $1.088 billion, up by approximately a tenth in dollar value terms from the previous year’s $1.027 billion. In fact,…
Over the past few days, raw coffee prices have increased, bringing some respite to struggling growers. As a result, rather than selling their beans “outright,” the bulk of growers are turning to “consignment sales.”Growers are holding their products with coffee curers through consignment sales in anticipation of future price increases. Stakeholders claimed that the crop…
As prices fluctuate during the current harvest, struggling coffee growers believe that now is the ideal time for the Center to strengthen the only multi-state co-operative Coffee Marketing Co-operative Ltd (COMARK) by providing financial support to the growers’ organization to engage in market intervention activities. Farm gate coffee prices have decreased by approximately a fifth…
Growers are reluctant to sell their products at the current pricing as farmgate prices for arabica coffee have dropped by a fifth over the past two months. Growers are currently harvesting the premium and mild types in important producing regions of Karnataka, the State with the highest production, adding to their troubles as a result…
The National Commodity and Derivative Exchanges (NCDEX) has invited farmer producer organizations (FPOs) to use the platform in order to hedge price risks as deliveries from futures contracts of robusta cherry AB coffee type will resume in February of next year. The major commodity exchange has introduced futures contracts for the period of February through…
The Robusta cherry AB Coffee futures contract will relaunch on Friday at the national commodity and derivatives market (NCDEX). Initial trading would be restricted to monthly contracts with April, March, and February expiration dates. The contract would be a mandatory delivery contract that must be fulfilled in the Karnataka city of Kushalnagar. The contract will…
