It was expected that by the end of this year, the prices of coffee would fall but the situation is almost the same and no significant fall can be seen at present. Coffee prices have been fluctuating this year but are likely to come down in early 2024. The Karnataka Planter’s Association said that since […]
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Lack of local labour and short working hours is affecting coffee harvesting say coffee growers. Coffee plantation owners in Karnataka are facing losses due to a reduction in production caused by inadequate manpower. Many coffee growers say that the workers do not work adequate hours, leading to crop loss. Dinesh Naik, who owns a coffee […]
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Export of coffee and domestic consumption has increased. India’s coffee exports have increased from 2.25 lakh tonnes in 2020 to 2.45 lakh tonnes up to September this year. The domestic consumption also showed a slight increase of approximately 1.6 percent in 2021, said Coffee Board of India. K.R. Shetty, Director at Indian Coffee Trade Association […]
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November rains witnessed by Karnataka this year have fallen hard on the harvest of coffee beans. Karnataka’s coffee growers and plantation owners are worried as their crops wash away due to prolonged rains in November. The rains have resulted in loss of one third of Arabica type of coffee, according to Coffee Board of India. […]
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Introduction of silver oak in coffee plantation in Western Ghats may be a threat, predict scientists. Bengaluru, Oct. 11, 2018: For many years the coffee planters in Western Ghats near Bengaluru have planted exotic silver oak (Grevillea robusta) whose pole-like trunk is used as a support for the coffee plants, to help boost incomes. People […]
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