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Global black tea production in the first half of calendar 2016 showed a growth of 8.80 per cent over the same period of 2015. “Our compilation of the latest official data received from different countries shows that the global black tea production till now has risen to 840.42 million kg (mkg) from 772.51 mkg. This increase of 67.91 mkg marked a growth of 8.80 per cent”, Rajesh Gupta, compiler of annual ‘Global Tea Digest’ told BusinessLine. The highest increase of 70.80 mkg came from Kenya whose production soared to 213.78 mkg. Timely rains helped higher harvest of tea in the fields across the nation. India’s production rose by 9.40 mkg to reach 416.66 mkg, while Bangladesh posted a gain of 8.17 mkg to reach 22.66 mkg. The major loss of 19.42 mkg came from Sri Lanka whose production dropped to 152.51 mkg. Most plantation pockets in the island-nation suffered adverse weather in the first half due to dry conditions.
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