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India Tea Price Watch – October 30, 2021
In the north, Kolkata saw good demand for all tea types. Among buyers, the Middle East was active for orthodox tea while HUL and TCPL were active for CTC and dust. In Darjeeling, more broken and fannings found takers this week. Guwahati also saw good demand with major blenders active for both leaf and dust.…
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India In-Depth: Q|A Bijoy Chakraborty
In Assam and West Bengal, an estimated 211,000 growers cultivate tea on 25 hectares or less. Combined, smallholders have planted 200,000 hectares of tea in the past 25 years. As a result, production overall has increased 33%, from 945 million kilos in 2005 to 1,255 million kilos in 2020. In 2021, tea production is up…
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India Tea Price Watch – October 23, 2021
After a missed week of the auction, North India saw good demand in Kolkata, Guwahati, and Siliguri. Last week saw the highest weekly sale volume for 2021. The focus this week is on the auctions and Sale 42. In Kolkata, 83% of Orthodox tea on offer was sold, and the Middle East remained the top…
