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The country is heading towards a record tea production this year despite lower output in the South.
Production had crossed the 1,000 million kg (mkg) mark for the first time in 2011 at 1,116 mkg. In 2012, it rose to 1,126 mkg. Industry sources are now estimating that production will rise to a record of about 1,165 mkg this year.
“The Tea Board’s official data released till August show the country’s overall production to have increased by 6.18 per cent over last year. In the eight months, India has produced 704.87 mkg against 663.85 mkg in the same months of 2012,” Rajesh Gupta, publisher of the annual Global Tea Digest , told Business Line.
Production would have been higher had it not been for a 5.41 per cent fall in the South. The region’s production fell by 8.39 mkg to 146.81 mkg. All the States here have posted a lower output. While Tamil Nadu’s production declined by 5.38 mkg to 106.94 mkg, Kerala’s fell by 2.72 mkg to 36.55 mkg.
North India output rose by 49.41 mkg, or 9.71 per cent, to 558.06 mkg. Assam continued to top India’s production table at 359.29 mkg (up 14.84 mkg). West Bengal produced 184.51 mkg (up 30.44 mkg). There has been a significant rise in Darjeeling production to reach 22.07 m kg from a mere 6 mkg last year.
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