Girijan Cooperative Corporation hikes coffee procurement price

GCC chairperson Shoba Swathi Rani presiding over the Coffee Apex Committee meeting in Visakhapatnam on Monday. (Source: The Hindu)

The Coffee Apex Committee of Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC), at its meeting here on Monday, decided to increase the procurement price being given to coffee farmers of the Agency areas.

A decision to this effect was taken at the meeting held under the auspices of GCC Chairperson Shoba Swathirani. The price of parchment coffee was increased from ₹180 to ₹260, a kg, and the ‘cherry’ variety of coffee was increased from ₹75 to ₹110 a kg.