(a) the details of annual coffee production and consumption in the country
during the last three years;
(b) whether big industrial houses are buying coffee at a very low price and
selling it at high price to urban customers; and
(c) if so, the action taken to stop the exploitation?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) The details of annual coffee production and consumption for the last three years
are as under:
(in MT) Year Production Domestic Consumption
2003-04 2,70,500 70,000 2004-05 2,75,500 75,000 2005-06 2,74,000 80,200