Tea exports from India stood at $695.64 million during April-February period this fiscal, a drop of 13.24% compared to $801.82 million during the same period last fiscal. This drop can be attributed to slowdown in global market, though demand in some countries such as Pakistan, Iran and Russia is gradually improving. The major export destinations for Indian tea are Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the UK, Iraq and the UAE.
As per the Tea Board data, the exports for the month of February stood at $64.92 million, a rise of 12.36% compared to $57.78 million in February last year. The tea exports to Pakistan, one of the biggest international markets for tea is gradually picking. During January-December 2013, Pakistan imported 25 million kg of tea from India, compared to 20 million kg in the corresponding period of 2012. Pakistan is one of the top three tea importing countries with a consumption of 220 million kg.
The world’s second-biggest producer of tea, India, exported tea worth 216.23 million kg in 2012-13 while the total output stood at 1,135 million kg in the same period. On the output front, during April-January period of the fiscal the production stood at 1137.61 million kg, as per data compiled by the Tea Board. The main tea growing areas in the country are - Assam, Darjeeling, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
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