Tea production rises by 16% to 155.06 million kg in July

10 Sep 2013 Evaluate

The production of tea in the country stood at 155.06 million kg in July on account of higher output in states of West Bengal and Assam, as per estimates of Tea Board. This is an increase of 16% as compared to output of 133.02 million kg recorded in the same month last year.

The two major tea-producing states, Assam and West Bengal combined output accounted for 87% of the output in July. In Assam, tea production was up by 20.20% to 92.90 million kg in July from 77.29 million kg in the same month last year. Output in West Bengal increased 26.89% to 41.71 million kg in July from 32.87 million kg a year earlier. In south India, the tea output declined by 17.86% in month of July and stood at 16.83 million kg.

India is the world’s second-largest producer and the biggest consumer of tea. The country’s tea production increased 3.62% to 1,135 million kg in 2012-13 while output stood at 1,095 million kg in 2012.

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