Exports of Indian tea grows by 13.4% to 17.47 million kg in Nov

06 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Exports of Indian tea surged to 17.47 million kg in the month of November, registering a growth of 13.4 percent from 15.41 million kg in the same month of last year. Falling demand for Indian tea in the world market, which is facing tough competition from Sri Lanka and Kenya has had its share of impact on the growth of India’s tea exports.

With competitors like China, Kenya and Sri Lanka have going ahead of India in exports of tea, Indian tea exporters are facing tough times. Meanwhile, according to the data released by the state-run Tea Board, production of tea has slowed to 3.8 percent to 90.3 million kg in the month under review, as apart from the slowdown in exports weather also played havoc this season. Unfavorable and fluctuating weather conditions remained another reason for the decline in growth of tea production.

India, the world's largest producer of tea after China, faces stiff competition from Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the traditional tea market, and in green tea from China, while Kenya and other African countries vie for the CTC export market.

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