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- India is currently the world’s seventh-largest producer of coffee.
- India’s exports of coffee reached 1.29 billion dollars during the last fiscal year.
- According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, this is almost twice as much as the 719 million dollars in exports in 2020–21.
- Italy, Belgium, and Russia were India’s top importers of the 9,300 tonnes of coffee that the country sold in the first half of this month.
- India’s main export is unroasted coffee beans.
- The country’s export boom is being further fuelled by the rising demand for roasted and instant coffee.
- With 248,000 metric tonnes produced in 2022–2023, Karnataka tops in coffee production, followed by Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- According to the Ministry, domestic consumption grew from 84,000 tonnes in 2012 to 91,000 tonnes in 2023.
- Higher disposable incomes, the emergence of cafe culture, and India’s growing preference towards coffee over tea are all factors contributing to this.
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