Monday, August 11, 2008

India Witnessed The Export Of 87.4 Million Kg Of Tea - Aug 11 , 2008

Kolkata: Between January and June, India witnessed the export of 87.4 million kg (mkg) of tea (44.7 mkg North Indian and 42.7 mkg South Indian varieties), rise by 10.4 mkg over the same period of 2007, when exports were to the tune of 77 mkg, comprising 38.2 mkg of North Indian and 38.8 mkg of South Indian varieties, according to statistics released by the Indian Tea Association (ITA).

The earnings from exports in first six months, at Rs 883.32 crore, showed an increase of Rs 116.57 crore over Rs 766.75 crore earned in the same period of last year.

Between April and June (first quarter of the current fiscal), tea exports were 36.5 mkg (14.4 mkg of North India and 22.1 mkg of South Indian varieties) compared with 32.6 mkg (15.3 mkg of North Indian and 17.3 mkg of South Indian varieties), or up by 3.9 mkg. Between January and May, ITA figures suggest, the country imported 6.56 mkg of tea worth Rs 46.74 crore compared with 4.89 mkg worth Rs 36.72 crore in the same period of 2007.

Nepal supplied 2.12 mkg (1.27 mkg in the same period last year), Indonesia 1.44 mkg (0.88 mkg), Kenya 1.24 mkg (1.11 mkg), China 0.36 mkg (0.28 mkg) and Argentina 0.35 mkg (0.37 mkg).

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