Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2004
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Tea Tea output down P.S. Sundar
Coonoor , July 12 GLOBAL tea output in the first five months of this year is marginally down by 0.8 million kg compared to the corresponding period of 2003. Information from producing countries indicates a production of 515.6 million kg between January and May. The global production would be much more had it not been for the massive fall of 34.5 million kg reported in India. India's output was 188.9 million kg against 223.4 million kg in 2003. North India reported a fall of 23 million kg to dip to 117.6 million kg. South posted a fall of 11.5 million kg to dip to 71.3 million kg. Bangladesh (0.3 million kg) and Uganda (1.1 million kg) also recorded a marginal fall. All the other nations posted an increase.The massive rise of 29.1 million kg in production came in Kenya at 145.9 million kg. Sri Lanka posted an increase of 4.7 million kg to touch 132.6 million kg.
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