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GLOBAL BLACK TEA OUTPUT IS HEADING FOR A FALL THIS YEAR

P S SUNDAR

Global black tea production this year is heading for a shortfall compared to 2016 as the output so far this year has fallen by 22.35 million kg (mkg) over the same period of last year.  This is despite India, the world’s largest producer of black tea, reporting a higher output.

“As per the official data received from different producing countries, the global black tea production so far this year has fallen to 1823.69 mkg from 1846.04 mkg in the same period of last year”, Rajesh Gupta, compiler of annual Global Tea Digest told me. 

This fall of 22.35 mkg marked a decline of 1.21 per cent.

The major fall has occurred in African countries due to prolonged adverse weather conditions.  Kenya led the decline with as much as 41.03 mkg to dip to 346.97 mkg.   Uganda reported a fall of 8.24 mkg to touch 23.75 mkg while Tanzania lost 2.10 mkg to total 18.27 mkg.  Malawi managed to post a marginal gain of 0.90 mkg to reach 36.27 mkg.

In Asia, Bangladesh lost 8.81 mkg to produce 51.86 mkg. 

On the contrary, Sri Lanka posted the highest increase of 21.48 mkg to soar to 256.70 mkg.

India continued to top the global black tea production table and its production so far this calendar totalled 1089.87 mkg, up by 15.45 mkg.   Here, North India suffered a loss of 2.32 mkg to produce 894.23 mkg while South India gained 17.77 mkg to produce 195.64 mkg.

As this increase was not sufficient to offset the major loss in Africa, the overall output fell marginally. 

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FOR THE RECORD -- 39:

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FALL IN GLOBAL BLACK TEA OUTPUT..

(articles in The Assam Review and Tea News, Nov 2017)

BY P S SUNDAR

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INDIA HEADING FOR A LOWER TEA PRODUCTION THIS YEAR

P S SUNDAR 

India’s tea production which, till August, followed the trend of posting a new record year after year, has failed to adhere to this norm at September end.  

September proved to be a disastrous month for North India even as production fell marginally in South India as well following adverse weather conditions.

“Tea Board has now released the September production data which shows that India lost 44.17 million kg (mkg) over September 2016 to total 145.83 mkg.   Of this, North India lost 42.14 mkg to produce 127.54 mkg while South India lost 2.03 mkg to produce 18.29 mkg”, Rajesh Gupta, compiler of annual Global Tea Digest, told  me..  

“Consequently, our compilation shows that at the end of the first three quarters of current year, India’s production has fallen to 912.55 mkg from 923.27 mkg, marking a marginal fall of 1.16 per cent”, he said.

Helped by higher production in earlier months, South India’s overall output in the ten months has increased over the corresponding period of 2016 but North India is trailing behind last year.

In the ten months, North India lost 25.79 mkg to produce 737.87 mkg.  Assam lost as much as 23.33 mkg but topped India’s production table at 464.29 mkg

South India produced 15.07 mkg more to reach 174.68 mkg.  Here, Tamil Nadu produced 124.80 mkg (up by 13.22 mkg) and Kerala 46.08 mkg (up by 2.03 mkg).

As of now, industry sources estimate the country’s production in the current year to be around 1257 mkg in 2017 – some 10 mkg less than 2016.   If this happens, it will be for the first time in recent many years that India’s production will be less than the previous year. 

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FOR THE RECORD -- 38:

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INDIA HEADING FOR ANOTHER RECORD IN TEA PRODUCTION..

FALL IN GLOBAL BLACK TEA OUTPUT...

BY P S SUNDAR.

(articles in The Assam Review and Tea News Oct 2017)

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PRODUCTION -- 27:

MORE TEA LIKELY IN THE NILGIRIS .. 

BY P S SUNDAR

(article in The New Indian Express)

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AFTER AUGUST..

INDIA HEADING FOR RECORD TEA OUTPUT

P S SUNDAR

Indications are that India is heading for another record production in tea this calendar.

“Tea Board has now announced the August production data showing a six per cent increase in the country’s output over 2016 to total 167.98 mkg.    North Indian output rose by five per cent to reach 148.16 mkg while South Indian output increased by nine per cent to reach 19.82 mkg”, Rajesh Gupta, compiler of annual Global Tea Digest, told me.  

Consequently, the cumulative production in the eight months has increased by 33.45 mkg or five per cent.   “Our compilation shows that the production in the eight months rose to 766.72 mkg from 733.27 mkg”, Gupta noted.

This means that India is continuing the tradition of posting record production year after year.  If this trend continues, the country will end up with a production of 1,300 mkg against 1,267 mkg produced in 2016, opine industry observers.

The bulk of the increase has happened in South India where the production till August rose by 12 per cent to reach 156.39 mkg.  North Indian output increased by three per cent to reach 610.33 mkg.  Good rainfall has been instrumental in pushing up harvest in tea plantations across the country.

Assam continued to top India’s production table and in the eight months, the state produced 382.54 mkg, up by two per cent over Jan-Aug 2016.

Darjeeling had been trailing behind last year with production falling to 2.07 mkg from 5.63 mkg.

In the South, Tamil Nadu topped at 112.38 mkg, marking a 15 per cent growth.   Kerala’s output rose by six per cent to reach 40.61 mkg.

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FOR THE RECORD -- 37:

INDIA HEADING FOR RECORD TEA PRODUCTION..

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BY P S SUNDAR

(articles in The Assam Review and Tea News, Sept 2017)

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