Strong Russian buying lifts Indian coffee exports to record over $2 billion

NEW DELHI : India’s Coffee Exports for calendar year 2025 have crossed record $2 billion mark, registering a 22 per cent growth over the previous year on high prices and strong buying from the Russian Federation.

Per the Coffee Board’s latest data, shipments, based on the permits issued, touched $2.058 billion during 2025 over previous year’s $1.679 billion. Overall volumes saw a decline around 4.5 per cent at 3.48 lakh tonnes (lt) over previous year’s 4.02 lt, despite an increase in shipments of Arabicas and instant coffees.

In value terms, the shipments registered an increase of 27 per cent at ₹17,911 crore (₹ 14,046 crore). Reflecting the higher trend in global prices, the per unit realisations were up 33 per cent at ₹4.65 lakh per tonne over previous year’s ₹3.48 lakh per tonne.

The premium for Indian Robusta parchment AB is currently estimated at $1,000–$1,100 per tonne over London’s LIFFE prices, while Robusta cherry AB is trading at a premium of $400–$450 per tonne. For Arabica parchment, the premium is around 12–15 cents per pound over New York prices.

The top destination countries were Italy (18%), Germany (11%), Belgium (7.5%), the Russian Federation (5.3%) and the United Arab Emirates (5%). India is the world’s seventh largest producer and fifth largest exporter of coffee