{"id":51623,"date":"2026-03-28T15:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51623"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:59:52","slug":"coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Coffee Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s coffee exports to West Asian markets are now stranded at ports or slowly moving via the Strait of Hormuz which is impacting coffee exports.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Coffee<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tropical plant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generally grown under shady trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Types of Coffee:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Robusta and Arabica<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Coffee growing states:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is largely cultivated in <\/span><b>Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among which, <\/span><b>Karnataka produces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the most with over <\/span><b>70% of the total output.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe is the top destination for India\u2019s coffee exports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major countries which import the commodity from India include Italy, Germany, Belgium, Middle East nations, Korea, and Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Required Climatic Conditions for Coffee Cultivation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>grown on hill slopes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at elevations from 600 to 1,600 metres above sea level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It requires a hot and humid climate for its growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15\u00b0C and 28 \u00b0C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainfall: It requires 150 to 250 cm of rainfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b> <b>Well-drained, loamy soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> containing a good deal of humus and minerals like iron and calcium are ideal for coffee cultivation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dry weather<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is necessary at the time of ripening of the berries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/reader?utm_source=Hindu&amp;utm_medium=Menu&amp;utm_campaign=Header&amp;_gl=1*vgq7g3*_gcl_au*NTU2OTM1NzczLjE3NzM3MTgwMjQuMTg5NDM5NTc0My4xNzc0NDkxNzg1LjE3NzQ0OTI2NDQ.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee  is a tropical plant generally grown under shady trees. 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