New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): India’s coffee exports have maintained their robust upward momentum, crossing the billion-dollar mark for the fourth consecutive financial year, according to the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
During the financial year 2024–25, India’s coffee exports reached USD 1.80 billion, marking a 40.2 percent increase from USD 1.28 billion in FY 2023–24, the department said in a post on X, accompanied by an infographic.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry attributed the growth to rising global demand for India’s rich and distinctive coffee flavors. Around three-fourths of India’s coffee production consists of Arabica and Robusta beans, most of which are exported as unroasted beans. However, the growing global appetite for value-added products—such as roasted and instant coffee—has further fueled the export boom.
India’s coffee is mainly cultivated in the ecologically rich Western and Eastern Ghats, regions known for their biodiversity. Karnataka leads in production, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
India is now the world’s seventh-largest coffee producer, with exports nearly doubling in just four years—from USD 719.42 million in FY 2020–21 to USD 1.29 billion in FY 2023–24, according to the Commerce Ministry.
In his monthly radio program Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the growing global appreciation for Indian coffee and the expanding domestic interest in coffee cultivation as a livelihood.
Continuing from his previous year’s remarks about Araku coffee from Andhra Pradesh, the Prime Minister praised Odisha’s Koraput coffee for its exceptional taste and impact on local livelihoods.
“Indian coffee is becoming very popular all over the world,” Prime Minister Modi said, citing major coffee-growing regions such as Chikmagalur, Coorg, and Hassan in Karnataka; Pulney, Shevaroy, Nilgiri, and Annamalai in Tamil Nadu; the Biligiri region on the Karnataka–Tamil Nadu border; and Wayanad, Travancore, and Malabar in Kerala. “The diversity of Indian coffee is truly remarkable.”
He added that many people from Odisha had written to him about Koraput coffee, emphasizing both its taste and its social impact. “There are people in Koraput who left successful corporate careers out of passion for coffee. Many women have also seen their lives transformed through coffee cultivation,” the Prime Minister said, lauding the region’s achievements.
He also noted that India’s northeastern states are making steady progress in coffee cultivation.
“In summary, these efforts are strengthening Indian coffee’s global identity,” Modi said, adding, “India’s coffee is coffee at its finest—it is brewed in India and loved by the world.”
Over the centuries, coffee cultivation in India has evolved from a modest practice into a thriving global industry, with Indian coffee now cherished by consumers worldwide. (ANI)
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