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India’s tea exports touch 36-year high of 240.7 million kilograms in 2017

08 Feb 2018 Evaluate

India’s tea exports touched a 36-year high of 240.7 million kilograms during calendar 2017. As per data compiled by the Tea Board, tea exports in 2017 were 8.20% (or 18.23 million kilograms) up from the previous year. The record was in 1981 when exports reached 241.25 million kilograms.

The total value of the exports during 2017 stood at Rs 4,731.66 crore, increasing by Rs 263.55 crore (5.90%). In dollar terms, the value of exports in 2017 was $726.76 million, an increase of 9.26% over the previous year.

Exports from North India touched 148.41 million kilograms, while exports from South India touched 92.27 million kilograms. Significant destinations for tea exports were Egypt (6.16 million kilograms higher), Iran (4.15 million kilograms higher), China (2.80 million kilograms higher), followed by the UAE and Sri Lanka.