Tea output up 16% in March exports down by 49%

Tea output up 16% in March exports down by 49%Press Trust of India / New Delhi?May 06, 2011, 18:08 IST

India's tea production increased by nearly 16% to 56.73 million kg in March as against 49 million kg in the same month last year on account of higher output in Assam, according to Tea Board data released today.

In Assam, the production rose to 23.66 million kg in March as against 14.78 million kg in the year-ago period, but the output in South India and West Bengal declined.

During January-March quarter of 2011 calendar year, the tea output of India -- the world's second largest producer-- went up marginally to 94.39 million kg from 94.06 million kg in the corresponding period of 2010.

Tea exports, however, declined by nearly half in March this year to 11.9 million kg from 23.49 million kg in March 2010, the data showed. During the first quarter of 2011, exports fell to 39.62 million kg from 53.99 million kg in the year-ago period.

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