Tea Production In 2013-14 Apr-Feb Improved By 7 Percent , 07th April 2014

Tea production of India in the 2013-14 April-Feb period increased by 7% to 1,152.91 million kg due to higher output in key producing states Assam and West Bengal. Production in the same period of 2012-13 was 1,073.93 million kg, according to the Tea Board.

Output in Assam, the largest tea-producing state, was improved by 5.19% to 608.89 million kg in the April-February period of 2013-14, from 578.06 million kg in the comparable period. Similarly, in West Bengal, production increased by 11% to 293.73 million kg from 265.36 million kg.

Production in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka increased by 13% to 226.93 million kg in the April-December period of 2013-14 fiscal from 199.86 million kg in the previous year period.

Green Tea Demand Improving In Domestic Market , 24 Feb 2014

Green tea demand is growing at a rate of 17% per annum while the black tea demand is growing at the rate of 3% in the domestic market, according to Tea Board.

India is the largest producer and consumer of Black tea in the world while China is the largest producer and consumer of Green tea in the world. 

Assam produced 2 million kg of green tea of the estimated production of 11 million kg in the country during 2013.