Tea exports of India decline by 3% to 248.29 mkg in 2019

06 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Tea Board’s latest data has showed that exports of tea declined marginally by 3.03 percent to 248.29 million kilogramme (mkg) in 2019 from 256.06 mkg the year before. However, value realization during the last calendar year stood at Rs 5,610.65 crore, around Rs 275 crore more than what it was in 2018. The decline can be attributed to the overall dip in exports growth in the country.

As per the data, the major export destinations for Indian tea were the CIS countries, which imported 59.13 mkg of the brew last year, down from 63 mkg the year before. Exports to UK, at 11.74 mkg, saw a fall in 2019, as compared to 15.71 mkg in 2018. Pakistan, too, imported just about 6.23 mkg tea in 2019, down from 15.84 mkg in the previous calendar year.

However, Iran emerged as the saviour for India, having imported 53.45 mkg, mostly of orthodox variety, up from 30.78 mkg the year before. With China being the biggest tea-drinking nation in the world, exports to the country also increased from 10.31 mkg to 13.45 mkg.

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