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There seems to be a shortage in black tea supply in the world despite a marginal increase in India’s production. “According to the official data received from different countries, world black tea production so far this year has fallen to 85.55 million kg (mkg) from 104.85 mkg in the same period of 2016”, Rajesh Gupta, compiler of the annual Global Tea Digest, told BusinessLine .
This shortfall of 19.30 mkg marked a decline of 18.40 per cent. The shortfall has happened because of lower output in two major producing countries-Kenya and Sri Lanka. Kenya lost as much as 17.32 mkg to produce 32.99 mkg, while Sri Lanka lost 3.83 mkg to produce 21.25 mkg. India has traditionally been the largest producer of black tea in the world, but as of now, the country ranks third, after Kenya and Sri Lanka.
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