Coffee Production : A Status Update
The post-monsoon forecast
for the year 2015-16 released by the Coffee Board placed total coffee
production 3.5 lakh MT which consist 1.07 lakh MT of Arabica and 2.42 lakh MT
of Robusta variety. This estimate is
slightly low to the post-blossom estimate for 2015-16 considering normal fruit
drop at different fruit development stages. However, keeping in mind that this
crop estimate was completed by 31st October and the crop has faced
the incessant rainfall in second fortnight of November and early December and
other stresses, the actual production might be lower than the estimate.
In Karnataka, total coffee production of
2.53 lakh MT is estimated as per the post-monsoon forecast for 2015-16 which is
8.62 percent greater than 2014-15 final estimate. It consists 82.46 thousand MT
of Arabica and 1.70 lakh MT of Robusta. About 1.37 lakh MT production is
estimated in Kodagu district alone which is 12.76 percent higher than 2014-15
final estimate. In Chikmanglur district, 83.81 thousand MT is estimated which
is about 6 percent higher than 2014-15 final estimate. A marginal decline of
0.64 percent is estimated in coffee production in Hassan district. In Next
seven days, no rainfall is expected and weather is likely to remain mostly warm
and dry in major growing districts.
In Kerala,
with an increase of 1.40 percent over 2014-15 production, about 68.65 thousand
MT coffee production is estimated consisting 2.2 thousand MT Arabica and 66.45
thousand MT Robusta. In Wayanad district, 57.37 thousand MT is estimated while
7.3 thousand MT in Travancore and 1.7 thousand MT is estimated in
Nelliampathies areas. No rainfall is expected and weather is likely to remain
mostly cool and dry in Palakkad and hot and dry in Wayanad districts during
next seven days.
In Tamil Nadu, post
monsoon estimate of coffee production is 18.12 thousand MT which is a marginal
increase of 250 MT over 2014-15 production. Total production of 7.4 thousand
MT, 5.3 thousand MT, 3.5 thousand MT and 1.8 thousand MT is estimated in
Pulneys, Nilgiris, Shevroys (Salem) and Anamalais (Coimbatore) districts
respectively. During next seven days, no significant rainfall is expected in
major growing areas.
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