India’s coffee output looks good
Perhaps India is not the first country you think of when you ponder coffee-loving nations, but, in fact, India’s involvement in the industry is considerable. According to reports in the Business Standard, there is likely to be an increase in the output of the product this year. By how much? The published figures suggest estimates of some 6.7%. This may mean that India has a yield of around 322,250 tonnes for the year 2011-2012, from information prepared by the Coffee Board.
What is the reason for this good news? Some are saying that it is caused by the climate in the main coffee-growing areas. In particular, the Chairman of the Coffee Board has talked about the ‘carryover’ of moisture from rains which has helped the plants to develop and grow. As the rainfall was not too localised, but was more well-distributed, this has also had an effect on the length of time that this ‘carryover’ is effective.
The crop which has the highest likely increase in output is the Arabica coffee bean. It is expected that there will be an increase of 11% from last year and that the yield will be some 104,525 tonnes. This, of course, is a very popular coffee bean. Another stalwart coffee bean, Robusta, is also expected to improve on last year with an increase of about 4.75%.
In addition to all this good news, the Indian coffee industry will also get a boost with the 3 day India International Coffee Festival, scheduled for January 2012.