<P> A recent change to the coffee market are lattes, Frappuccinos and other sugary coffee drinks . With the rise of lattes and Frappuccinos becoming more popular this has caused coffee houses to be able to use cheaper coffee beans in their coffee, which has hurt the Latin American countries' economy . The cheaper coffee beans are called Robusta and they contain more caffeine than the more expensive beans . The cheaper beans' higher caffeine content is also a factor in their popularity . These cheaper beans hurt the Latin American economy because the producers receive less money for the production of the cheaper beans than they do for the production of the higher quality beans . Since the producers get paid less, they are receiving a smaller income, which in turn hurts the economy of Latin America . </P> <P> Also see Coffee production in India </P> <P> Coffee came to India well before the East India company, through an India Sufi saint named "Baba Budan". The first record of coffee growing in India is following the introduction of coffee beans from Yemen by Baba Budan to the hills of Chikmagalur (Coorg, Southern India) in 1670 . Since then coffee plantations have become established in the region, extending south to Kodagu . </P> <P> Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala 28% and Tamil Nadu 11% of production of 8,200 tonnes . Indian coffee is said to be the finest coffee grown in the shade rather than direct sunlight anywhere in the world . There are approximately 250,000 coffee growers in India; 98% of them are small growers . As of 2009, the production of coffee in India was only 4.5% of the total production in the world . Almost 80% of the country's coffee production is exported . Of that which is exported, 70% is bound for Germany, Russian federation, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, United States, Japan, Greece, Netherlands and France, and Italy accounts for 29% of the exports . Most of the export is shipped through the Suez Canal . </P>

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