The Hindu Business Line : Tea output increases 6.1% in Jan-May

Between January and May this year, India produced 240.2 million kg (mkg) of tea as compared to 226.4 mkg in the same period of 2007, thus posting 6.1 per cent growth. The production in South Indian gardens was up by 13.6 per cent at 97.4 mkg (85.7 mkg) and in North Indian gardens by 1.6 per cent at 142.9 mkg (140.7 mkg), according to statistics compiled by Indian Tea Association.

Other nations

During the same period, the production in Kenya declined by 21.5 per cent at 134.6 mkg (171.5 mkg). But production in Sri Lanka was up by 20 per cent at 144 mkg (122 mkg) and in Bangladesh by 3.1 per cent at 10.3 mkg (10 mkg).

The figures available till March suggest that the production in Zimbabwe declined by 34.8 per cent at 4.5 mkg (6.9 mkg), Uganda by 32.2 per cent at 6.3 mkg (9.3 mkg) and Tanzania by 10.1 per cent at 10.7 mkg (11.9 mkg). The production till April was down in Malawi by three per cent at 25.9 mkg (26.7 mkg) and in Indonesia by 9.6 per cent at 25.9 mkg (28.7 mkg).

The total world tea production thus was lower by 1.5 per cent at 602.4 mkg (611.3 mkg).

Exports

In first five months of 2008, India exported 66 mkg of tea, up from 62.6 mkg in the same period last year registering a growth of 5.4 per cent. However, the ITA statistics do not offer export figures for the same period for other countries. For example, the exports of Kenya in the first two months (January and February of 2008) at 58.3 mkg (66.9 mkg) recorded a drop of 12.8 per cent. The other countries to record drop in exports included Uganada, 14.5 per cent at 11 mkgs (12.9 mkg) in first four months till April, Zimbabwe, 50 per cent at 1.7 mkg (3.4 mkg ) in first three months till March, China, 1.7 per cent at 96.8 mkg (98.5 mkg) till April.

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