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India Tea output rose 14% in July
India’s tea output rose 14 per cent in July to 171.72 million kg compared with 150.36 million kg a year ago, despite a decline in output in the southern parts of the country due to adverse weather conditions.
The cumulative production during the January -July period this year was 641.44 million kg against 564.44 million kg a year ago.
Tea production in South was down by about a tenth in July at 20.36 million kg over 22.79 million kg a year ago. In Assam, the total production was up 24 per cent during July at 98.57 million kg over79.55 million kg a year ago. North India saw an increase in output at 5.11 m kg (4.43 m kg).
Category wise, the production of CTC teas increased by 12.43 per cent to 150.99 million kg in July 2025 against 134.29 million kg a year ago. The output of Orthodox teas was up 31 per cent at 18.13 m kg (13.85 million kg) and green teas by 17 per cent at 2.60 million
kg.
Source: Hindu Business line (Extracts), Courtesy: Tea Exporters’ Association Sri Lanka
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