date:Oct 17, 2013
ct production figures to improve in the next two months due to good rains, he added.
For the first quarter of January to March 2013, exports rose by about 34 per cent to 59.8 million kg. Even if exports were to rise by 15 per cent as compared to last year, we would have more than 900 million kg of tea left for domestic consumption, said Desai.
Data from the board suggests that over the last two years, Indian tea production has exceeded total demand. However, despite excess production, the pric