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Coffee exporters express concerns over rising freight rates

By ANI | Published: September 19, 2021 12:54 AM

In an interactive session between the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and coffee growers, roasters, exporters on Saturday, several coffee exporters expressed their concerns over increasing international freight rates.

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In an interactive session between the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and coffee growers, roasters, exporters on Saturday, several coffee exporters expressed their concerns over increasing international freight rates.

According to the exporters, the Indian agri-exports at several destinations have become less competitive.

"If the Government do not handhold the agri-exporters with increased assistance under Transport and Marketing Assistance Scheme (TMA), India may lose many markets for Agri exports forever to other competing origins," the exporters said in an official statement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

However, the union minister assured the exporters that a special package to assist agri-exports at least for one year will be considered under TMA Scheme to tide over the present crisis.

During the meeting, the Chairman Coffee Board requested the minister to announce the restructuring of all existing loans into a single term loan with a long repayment period and also extend fresh working capital with soft interest.

In response, the minister expressed his solidarity with the coffee growers in this period of distress and assured to work out a feasible package in discussion with the concerned ministries.

In order to provide better services to the coffee growers especially small growers, the minister has proposed to shift the Coffee Board from the Ministry of Commerce to the Ministry of Agriculture. This will also ensure that the benefits of all the schemes of agriculture are extended to the coffee growers, the statement said.

The meeting was held at Coffee Board Head Office in Bengaluru.

( With inputs from ANI )

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