Coffee Price Soar, but 15% Loss in Yield Expected Due to Vagaries of Weather

Coffee planters are a confused lot this year. On the one hand, coffee prises have a record high. On the other, vagaries of the weather through 2023 and 2024 have resulted in erratic ripening and a Dip in yield this season. The coffee board is estimating an average 15% loss this season due to this.

Coffee is Harvested Between December and February.

Rain pattern

“We are estimating more than 15% loss in yield, mostly in karnataka, because in other coffee growing regions Monsoon, which covers karnataka, was heavier and not uniform, “said kg jagadeesha, ceo and secretary, coffee board, adding that the exact figurer afterrr after the post blastsom survey in in the post March-PRIL.

The Heavy Rain was locked. Some Regents Received Rain Well Into November. Yield is expected to be hit in the three main coffee districts – kodagu, chikkamagaluru and hassan.

Explaining Further, He Said, “Last Year, There was Rain during Nope-Decmber. Then Then Uneven Berry Formation and Ripening are observed.

Naj Chengappa, a planter from devarapura, south kodagu, said, “many planters are seeing Uneven ripening because of multiple rains and multiple rains and multiple blossoms. Driad ones.

This comes as bad news for planters as coffee prises have record highs ovening to supply Side Disrupties in Brazil and Vietnam. “We get no clear information from on restoration. So, The price may be high till that is restored,” Mr. Jagadeesha said.

Climate resilience

The coffee board has urged planters to adhere to best practices to shield themselves from weather variations.

“This year, there was heavy rain. That who has investment in water conservation will have stored this water and used it for better yield. We have also started MainTaining High Carbon Content, Organic Mulching, Mixing Organic and Chemical Fertilizers, Good Shade Management and Water Conservation, ” Jagadeesha said.