Indian coffee exports set to cross record $2 billion mark in 2025

Harvest-ready coffee beans are seen at a plantation in Meppady, Wayanad, Kerala
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K K Mustafah

India’s coffee exports for calendar 2025 are set to cross the $2 billion mark in value terms, more than doubling in the past five years on increase in global prices over supply issues.

Based on the permits issued by the Coffee Board, the shipments till December 16 this calendar stood at $1,968 million, an increase of 21 per cent over the corresponding last year’s $1,630 million.

In Rupee value terms, the shipments have registered an increase of 26 per cent during the current calendar year till date at ₹17,106 crore over corresponding previous year’s ₹13,624 crore.

“We will cross the $2 billion mark during this calendar year and also during the current financial year,” official sources said. In the current financial year, the shipments from April 1-Dec 16 were up at $1,420 million over corresponding previous year’s $1,223 million. Global prices have more than doubled in the recent years on supply concerns in top producers Brazil and Vietnam.

While the Indian shipments are up in value terms, the quantity exported has seen a decline in the current calendar year as a section of buyers in the main destination of Europe had shifted to other origins that were less priced compared to the Indian coffees. Coffee shipment volumes are down by 6 per cent at 3.66 lakh tonnes till December 16 over corresponding previous year’s 3.91 lakh tonnes.

The Indian robustas and arabicas command a premium over the terminal prices in London and New York. Presently, the premium for Indian Robusta parchment AB is hovering in the range of $1,000-1,100 per tonne over the LIFFE prices, while for Robusta cherry AB the premium is around $400-450 per tonne. For the Indian arabica parchment, the premium is hovering around 12-15 cents per pound over the New York prices.

India, the seventh largest producer of coffees, is the fifth largest exporter of the commodity. India accounts for about 5 per cent of the exports from the producing countries world wide.

Over the past four years the shipments have consistently exceeded a billion dollars on bullish prices. Top five destinations for Indian coffee are Italy accounting for around 18 per cent of exports, followed by Germany (11 per cent), Belgium (7.47 per cent), Russian Federation (5.28 per cent) and the United Arab Emirates (5 per cent).

Published on December 17, 2025