Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Tea exports from India witnessed an increase in the period from January to October 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. A hike in the price of the exported tea was also marked during this period.
This was revealed in a Tea Board of India report on tea exports during 2024. According to the information in the report, the country as a whole exported a total quantity of 209.14 million kg of tea in the period from January to October 2024. In the same period in the previous year, India exported 184.46 million kg. So, the increase in terms of the quantity of tea exports comes to 24.68 million kg.
Of the 209.14 million kg of tea exported in the period from January to October 2024, the share of tea exports from North India zone is 124.25 million kg, while South India zone exported 84.89 million kg. Significantly, the share of tea exports from Assam and West Bengal is included in the North India zone.
As to the value of tea exports in the period from January to October 2024, a total of Rs 5709.16 crore was earned by Indian tea exporters, with a unit price of Rs 272.98 per kg. In the same period in 2023, tea exporters managed to fetch an amount of Rs 4953.49 crore, with a unit price of Rs 268.54 per kg. Thus, a hike of Rs 4.48 per kg in the average price of exported tea was recorded in 2024.
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