Akhtar said exports for the year ending March 31, 2012 were seen between 240,000 and 250,000 tonnes against 294,000 tonnes a year ago.

He said demand for coffee in India was growing at about 6 percent annually.

India accounts for only 4.5 percent of the world's output, but exports 70-80 percent of its produce. Italy, Russia and Germany are the top three buyers of Indian coffee.