India’s tea output is estimated to have increased by 5.69% to 1.67 lakh tonnes (LT) in August this year. As per data compiled by the Tea Board the tea output stood at 1.58 LT in the year-ago period. On an average, the country produces around 12 LT of tea annually.
Of the total production, North India contributed 1.48 LT while output from southern states stood at about 19,820 tonnes during August 2017. Among key states, the output in Assam is estimated to have increased to 98,790 tonnes from 89,080 tonnes in the corresponding period last year.
However, production in West Bengal is estimated to have dropped slightly to 46,290 tonnes from 47,690 tonnes in the period under the review.