India's coffee exports registered robust performance during the April-June quarter of FY27, with shipment volumes witnessing a 28% increase to 1.3 lakh tonnes compared to the corresponding quarter last year's 1.01 lakh tonnes. According to reports from The Hindu BusinessLine, this growth was achieved despite logistics disruptions caused by the West Asian crisis, which created uncertainty and higher freight rates during the period. The export value in dollar terms was up 12% at $678 million over the same period last year's $603 million, while exports in rupee value increased 24% to ₹6,412 crore against the corresponding last quarter's ₹5,162 crore.
The unit value realised by exporters was marginally lower at ₹4.91 lakh per tonne compared to ₹5.09 lakh per tonne in the previous year, primarily due to falling global coffee prices. As reported by The Hindu BusinessLine, this decline was partially offset by a weaker rupee during the quarter. Ramesh Rajah, President of Coffee Exporters Association, noted that the 28% growth in volumes was good and surprised many, but for the Iran crisis, they would have seen at least a 10% higher growth. He attributed the competitive positioning to Indian prices being slightly lower and good robusta crop quality, making Indian coffee attractive in the European market.
Industry experts remain optimistic about the export prospects for the remainder of the year. According to Praveen Kolimarla of Agrani Coffee and Commodities as reported by The Hindu BusinessLine, there's good demand for robustas as shipments from Vietnam have slowed down. The outlook for the remaining quarters looks positive, with potential to touch last year's levels or exceed exports as the pace is being maintained. Kolimarla highlighted that heavy rains disrupting harvest in Brazil could create more demand for Indian coffee, especially robustas, supporting the positive export outlook.
For the first six months of calendar 2026, coffee exports demonstrated strong momentum with volumes up 25% at 2.55 lakh tonnes against the corresponding last year's 2.04 lakh tonnes. As reported by The Hindu BusinessLine, in value terms, exports were up 13% at $1.3 billion over the same period last year's $1.15 billion. Louis Dreyfus Company India Pvt Ltd emerged as the largest exporter of Indian coffees in the first six months of calendar 2026 with volumes of 24,351 tonnes, followed by CCL Products at 20,834 tonnes and NKG India Coffee at 16,485 tonnes.
