Coffee board sees 12% rise in crop
ET Bureau|
Updated: Oct 05, 2017, 10.02 AM IST
The Coffee Board has projected a record post blossom estimate of coffee crop for 2017-18 contrary to the views expressed by growers.
The post blossom forecast has been placed at 3,50,400 tonnes comprising 1,03,100 tonnes of arabica and 2,47,300 tonnes of robusta, showing over 12 per cent (38,400 tonnes) rise over the final estimate of coffee harvest of 2016-17.
Growers had predicted a 10 per cent to 20 per cent decline in robusta crop because of vagaries of weather.However, the board has said that post blossom estimate has taken into account the additional bearing area of about 13,500 hectares in the traditional coffee growing regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
It further said that post blossom estimation was taken dur ing May 2017 and crop losses after that will be reflected in the post monsoon estimation. The post blossom estimates are generally released in May. But Coffee Board chairman MS Boje Gowda had told ET in an e-mail interview a week ago that the delay of pre-monsoon and backup showers had delayed data collection process.
The board has calculated the final crop estimate for 2016-17 at 3,12,000 tonnes, an overall drop of 36,000 tonnes (10.34 per cent) over the previous year which harvested a record crop of 3,48,000 tonnes.
The post blossom forecast has been placed at 3,50,400 tonnes comprising 1,03,100 tonnes of arabica and 2,47,300 tonnes of robusta, showing over 12 per cent (38,400 tonnes) rise over the final estimate of coffee harvest of 2016-17.
Growers had predicted a 10 per cent to 20 per cent decline in robusta crop because of vagaries of weather.However, the board has said that post blossom estimate has taken into account the additional bearing area of about 13,500 hectares in the traditional coffee growing regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
It further said that post blossom estimation was taken dur ing May 2017 and crop losses after that will be reflected in the post monsoon estimation. The post blossom estimates are generally released in May. But Coffee Board chairman MS Boje Gowda had told ET in an e-mail interview a week ago that the delay of pre-monsoon and backup showers had delayed data collection process.
The board has calculated the final crop estimate for 2016-17 at 3,12,000 tonnes, an overall drop of 36,000 tonnes (10.34 per cent) over the previous year which harvested a record crop of 3,48,000 tonnes.
