Coffee is an important global product. In fact it ranks only second to oil in traded price
volatile commodities of the world - a relatively unknown fact! In most countries where
coffee is produced it is for external trade and India is also not an exception. Many developing
countries produce coffee and the world's largest consumer is United States, which accounts
for nearly 25% of the global consumption. The bulk of coffee produced is exported bringing
in foreign exchange to these developing economies. However, environmental aspects of
coffee production have by and large being ignored
