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02-07-2010 |
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Coffee exports jump 49 per cent in first half of 2009 |
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New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) India's coffee exports surged 49 per cent in the first six months of the year to 1.53 lakh tonnes on the back of higher domestic output, according to Coffee Board data.
The country had exported 1.03 lakh tonnes in the same period last year.
Out of the total exports during January-June period of 2009, normal exports accounted for 1.29 lakh, while 24,671 tonnes were re-exports. In the year-ago period, normal exports comprised 95,061 tonnes and re-exports 8,002 tonnes.
"The shipments have risen sharply in the first half of this year on account of higher domestic output in 2009-10 crop year (October-September," a Coffee Board official said.
The country's coffee output has increased to 2.89 lakh tonnes in the current year against 2.62 lakh tonnes in the previous year.
Source : PTI News
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