Tea exports down marginally in Jan-Nov 2018

Provisional data from the Board alsosuggested that tea exports, in value terms, during the eleven month period was up by about 3.2 per cent to Rs 4,624.34 crore as against Rs 4,478.24 crore in theyear-ago period.

Exports to neighbouring Pakistan and China went up while shipments to Germany, the US and CIS countries were down in volume terms. Tea exports to Pakistan stood at 14.56 million kg, up by over 15.5 per cent from 12.60 million kg exported in the corresponding months of 2017.

Exports to China were up at 9.12 million kg as against 7.65 million kg the previous year.

The board data also said tea shipments to CIS countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and others, were at 54.87 million kg in the January-November period of 2018, down from 58.41 million kg in the same period the previous year.