India's May tea output falls 30%, lowest level in over a decade
05/07/2024 11:28
MUMBAI, July 5 (Reuters) - India's tea production in May
plunged more than 30% from a year earlier to 90.92 million
kilograms (kg), its lowest level in more than a decade, the
state-run Tea Board said on Friday, hurt by excessive heat and
scant rainfall.
Production in Assam, which accounts for more than half the
country's output, fell by more than 26% to 49.84 million kg, the
board said.
Exports of CTC (crush-tear-curl) grade tea went mainly to
Egypt and the United Kingdom, with the orthodox variety shipped
to Iraq, Iran and Russia.
(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; editing by Jason Neely)
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