Untimely downpour rains losses on coffee growers in Karnataka
The Hindu
Growers’ federation estimates the loss at ₹900 crore
Untimely rain in the last few days has left coffee planters in Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, and Kodagu districts in distress. The Karnataka Growers’ Federation (KGF), an umbrella organisation of coffee growers in the three districts, has estimated the loss at a whopping ₹900 crore.
The KGF has 23 hobli-level organisations in the three coffee-growing districts. The federation collected data through them and assessed the loss. H.T. Mohan Kumar, KGF president, said the overall loss in crops owing to the untimely rain was around 40%. “The growers in the three districts were expecting an yield of 81,000 tonnes. However, the rain has taken away over 32,500 tonnes of coffee. The value of the crop lost is around ₹900 crore,” he said.
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