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India Tea Price Watch – Sep 17, 2022
Indian media has been abuzz with reports that a significant chunk of Darjeeling tea gardens are up for sale as plantation businesses become increasingly unviable. There has been a build-up towards what could be a tipping point. Multiple factors have contributed to it, including decreased yield, increased cost of production, the loss of markets in…
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India Tea Price Watch – Sep 2nd, 2022
August has been a busy month here, in India. Half yearly reports indicate a healthy increase in tea exports. Between January and June this year, India’s tea exports grew from 86.46mn kilos in 2021 to 96.89 mn kilos. In the CIS block, Russian imports were slightly reduced. However, countries that had to find a replacement…
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India Tea Price Watch – July 30th, 2022 – copy
The growing momentum against unchecked import of Nepal tea into India, and concerns about its quality has reached the Parliament. This is of concern to the Nepal tea industry as India remains their biggest market for both orthodox and CTC tea. At the centre of these developments is the need to ensure that teas coming…
