PM hails Indian coffee amid surge in exports

India’s coffee exports is set to cross $2 billion in the current fiscal year from $720 million five years ago with over 50% of the mark is already achieved in the first half of FY26, officials said citing concerted policy efforts to boost exports of the cash crop as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said “Indian coffee is becoming very popular” all over the world.

- Rajeev Jayaswal

India’s coffee exports saw a 40.37% jump to $1.8 billion in 2024-25 from $1.29 billion in 2023-24 and a double-digit growth on the higher base is expected in 2025-26, driven by key FTAs [free trade agreements], two officials said requesting anonymity. “The recently concluded FTA with the bloc of four-European countries, and the imminent trade deal with the EU have further brightened prospects of coffee exports,” one of them said, citing the PM's statement on Sunday.