the most important areas of production are in the southern states of karnataka, kerala, and tamil nadu which accounted for over 92% of india's coffee production in the 2005–2006 growing season. in this same season, india exported over of coffee, with over 25% destined for italy. traditionally, india has been a noted producer of "arabica" coffee but in the last decade "robusta" beans are growing substantially due to high yields, which now account for over 60 percent of coffee produced in india. the domestic consumption of coffee increased from 50,000 tonnes in 1995 to 94,400 tonnes in 2008.