date:Apr 07, 2013
up in demand during February and March.
The robusta variety saw higher shipments during the last two months of the fiscal, while arabica has seen a declining trend as Brazil and Indonesia have pumped up volumes.
The value of coffee exports witnessed 2.5% decline to INR47.15bn ($868.32m) during the reporting period compared to INR48.37bn ($890.79m) in the prior year. However, the unit value realization increased by 8.6% to INR152,623 ($2810.74) per ton during FY13.
Arabica coffee prices have