India's coffee exports rose by 15 percent to $ 1.05 billion in the first half of the current financial year

New -delhi, October 4 (IANS). According to the data from the Coffee Board, the export of India increased by 15 percent to $ 1.05 billion in the April-September period of the current financial year. In the same period of the past financial year, $ 91.8 million coffee was exported from the country. Coffee exports rose 19 percent in the first half of FY 26 in the term of Rs 9,119.24 crore, which was Rs 7,678,74 crore a year ago. In addition, revenue per unit of exporters increased by 34 percent to Rs 4.71 lakh per ton, which was Rs 3.52 Lakh per ton a year ago. In half of this financial year, Indian coffee shipping rose 24 percent to $ 1.95 billion, which was $ 1.57 billion last year. This quantity during the January-September period this year was 2.96 Lakh ton (3.34 Lakh ton). India is the seventh largest producer and the fifth largest exporter of coffee. Meanwhile, on October 1, on the occasion of the International Coffee Day, the Minister of Trade Trade and Minister of Industry, Piyush Goyal, was seen who enjoyed different taste of Indian coffee in the sidelines of India-EFTA wealth summit. Union Minister Piyush Goyal wrote on the social media platform X, “On the international coffee day, I was given the opportunity to enjoy different taste of our own Indian coffee during the India-EEFTA wealth summit.” He further said that there is no agreement with the rich aroma and taste; It reminds us of how special our Desi coffee is. We wish the success of our coffee growers and the ongoing development of the region. Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary of Trade, inaugurated the coffee experience zone and Expo organized by the Coffee Board this week on the occasion of the International Coffee Day. The trade secretary emphasized that Indian coffee is sustainable and cultivated with forests. He said coffee exports from India have doubled over the past year. Aggarwal also emphasizes the need for more diversification in the field of coffee cultivation. He emphasizes the need for continuous innovation and value added and said there is a country of spices, and there are tremendous innovation opportunities in the field of coffee in India. -Ians skt/