Russian tea and coffee producers are likely to cut imports by about 20 percent in the next few months due to the global economic crisis said Rusteacoffee, the head of Russian industry body.

Russia imports practically all its tea and cent percent of its coffee from abroad. The country accounts for 10 percent of India’s total coffee exports. India mainly exports Robusta coffee to Russia.

Robusta is typically blended with Arabica beans for a lower-cost option for brewed coffee, or processed into instant coffee.