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India Tea Price Watch – September 25, 2021
More developments are reported as the Tea Board of India launches a field mechanization subsidy scheme. This is to address the problem of labor shortage in tea gardens. The scheme will include small tea growers, apparently towards increasing the production of specialty tea. In further developments, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya…
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India Tea Price Watch – September 18, 2021
Concerns about imports of low-price tea from Kenya and Nepal predominate this week. Indian media reported that Indian imports were up 176% year-on-year and that between Jan-June 2021, India imported 12.2 million kilos, already set to beat the total import of 2019, which was 15.86 mn kilos. Tea imported in large quantities is required to…
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India Tea Price Watch – September 11, 2021
This week the Commerce Ministry distributed additional circulars describing amendments to the Tea Act, 1953. In the most recent circular, the board has said that permission is no longer required to plant tea anywhere in the country. Plantings were previously restricted but now, this move could encourage new tea regions to add tea cultivation, increase…
