Uploaded 29th Jun 2024

A new fungal infection was found impacting the tea leaf quality and hence the tea industry in Assam, claimed recent research by a team of Assam Uni.....

Uploaded 13th May 2024

The north Indian tea industry, especially Bengal and Assam, is plagued by lower production and auction prices this year.   The Indian .....

Uploaded 24th Apr 2024

The island nation exports more than 50 per cent of its tea to Iran, Iraq, and Palestine. Attacks in the Red Sea have already slowed deliveries, but.....

Uploaded 12th Apr 2024

Ailing health of the tea industry, closed gardens, discontent over socio-economic conditions and stagnant wages of plantation workers could emerge .....

Uploaded 10th Apr 2024

Changing weather, marked by a dry spell and sporadic rainfall, and low soil temperatures affected tea production in various parts of India in March.....

Uploaded 26th Mar 2024

Sri Lanka’s tea production rose 6.6 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) to 19.99 million kilos in February, according to Forbes and Walkers Tea Broker.....

Uploaded 31st Jan 2024

GUWAHATI: The tea industry in Assam is on a decline and is a shadow of its former self. The decrease in crop, soaring production costs and the plum.....

Uploaded 4th Jan 2024

SUMMARY India exported tea worth $531.63 million between April and November 2023, down from $562 million in the year-ago period   .....

Uploaded 1st Jan 2024

A sharp decline in export demand primarily from Iran, Russia and the UAE has impacted tea prices at auction centres   India’s te.....

Uploaded 23rd Dec 2023

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and The Andrew Yule Group .   The MoU is.....

Uploaded 15th Dec 2023

Low price realisation, soaring production cost, labour shortage push the sector to the edge with several plantations facing financial crunch &n.....

Uploaded 13th Nov 2023

Priyadarshini Tea Estate, the second largest tribal settlement in Asia, in association with En Ooru charitable society, launched ‘Priyadarshi.....

Uploaded 13th Nov 2023

Percentage of tea sold increases on queries from CIS, West Asia   Rising sales percentage for orthodox tea grades boosted exporters&rs.....

Uploaded 13th Nov 2023

Industry sources said tea exports dropped by almost 10% during 2023 as India has been facing challenges in some of the traditional markets, includi.....

Uploaded 8th Nov 2023

The emerging situation would be a relief to the tea exporting community in South India: Dipak Shah   Tea exporters in Coonoor are pinn.....

Uploaded 6th Nov 2023

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters on Saturday that his government was mulling providing tea to ration card holders at Rs 100-150 pe.....

Uploaded 30th Oct 2023

The Ukraine war and a weak Japanese yen have hit overseas demand     Exports of the world famous Darjeeling tea will likely f.....

Uploaded 19th Oct 2023

‘We still have headroom for growth in the tea segment. NutriKorner is showcasing the entire range of our teas. Other e-com channels are helpi.....

Uploaded 19th Oct 2023

Kochi: With the escalating Israel - Palestine conflicts, the tea sector has plunged into crisis leading to a fall in market prices by around five p.....

Uploaded 13th Oct 2023

China is India’s second biggest trading partner after the US. Trade with China began to flourish in early 2000s. In 2022, bilateral trade sto.....

Uploaded 12th Oct 2023

  Tea export volumes to Israel are insignificant. But any repercussions on Iran, one of the top buyers of Indian tea, will impact the indu.....

Uploaded 6th Oct 2023

They were living the post-liberalization Indian dream – two MBAs, namely Sandip Thapa and Mihir Gandhi. They’d been making "bank&q.....

Uploaded 28th Sep 2023

New Delhi: Indiscriminate small-pack launches by FMCG companies to push demand have distributors in a tizzy as they struggle for shelf space to man.....

Uploaded 27th Sep 2023

Regional FMCG brands are scaling up rapidly to give even tougher competition to national brands after outpacing them to post double-digit sales gro.....

Uploaded 25th Sep 2023

This has been suggested since the auction system can handle only finite volume and anything above would result in a fall in prices and quantities r.....

Uploaded 25th Sep 2023

CTC dust prices decline on higher offerings   Improved export demand lifted prices of certain orthodox tea varieties by around Rs.10 o.....

Uploaded 25th Sep 2023

  The Ministry of Commerce and Industry plans to study the tea auction portal (Bharat auction) and revamp it, said Tea Board India Executi.....

Uploaded 25th Sep 2023

The Tea Board India can facilitate meetings between the tea growers and the Tamil Nadu government’s agriculture and horticulture departments .....

Uploaded 25th Sep 2023

India should go in for aggressive branding of its teas to regain its lost market share and help producers realise better prices, said Rakesh Mohan .....

Uploaded 21st Sep 2023

The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday, making it Ch.....

Uploaded 15th Sep 2023

Small tea growers, who are on a protest in the Nilgiris since September 1, have decided to continue with the protests till their demands are met. .....

Uploaded 15th Sep 2023

Almost 70% of the coffee produced in the country is exported and shipment of spices and value-added spice products is almost $4 billion and on .....

Uploaded 14th Sep 2023

The report also called for diversifying the market portfolio with an objective to retain and sustain the existing key markets   United.....

Uploaded 13th Sep 2023

KOLKATA (Web Desk) – World-famous Darjeeling tea gardens in India’s West Bengal state immediately whip up picturesque visuals of clouds.....

Uploaded 30th Aug 2023

Compared with June this year, the overall tea production across the country was up 19.17 per cent   India’s tea production incre.....

Uploaded 18th Aug 2023

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that the practice of “mixing” Nepal tea with Darjeeling tea is “s.....

Uploaded 11th Aug 2023

India’s 162-year-old tea auction system is under severe stress as buyers of tea from the domestic as well as overseas markets are preferring .....

Uploaded 3rd Aug 2023

Tea Research Association (TRA) has set up a model tea factory (MTF) at Nagrakata in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district to experiment on improvin.....

Uploaded 1st Aug 2023

Negotiation is still going on between tea producer McLeod Russel India Ltd and Carbon Resources for a one-time settlement of the former's debt .....

Uploaded 26th Jul 2023

The Tea Board highlighted the necessity to meet rising costs for its regular activities   The Tea Board of India intends to increase t.....

Uploaded 24th Jul 2023

Alipurduar: Heavy monsoons and flash floods in North Bengal and Bhutan have dealt a severe blow to the region's tea belt. The tea estates of th.....

Uploaded 11th Jul 2023

The sentiments have been weak so far this year primarily on the export front due to geopolitical situation   The drop in production of.....

Uploaded 10th Jul 2023

Recession, inflation force European buyers to look for cheaper beverage   Unsold tea quantities, especially in orthodox grades, contin.....

Uploaded 4th Jul 2023

Higher output adds to industry's woes; Major buyer Iran is not operating at the level it normally does   Tepid interest from major.....

Uploaded 28th Jun 2023

TOKYO -- Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world's fourth-largest tea grower begins to recove.....

Uploaded 28th Jun 2023

Tea exports are likely to drop by almost 10% during 2023 as India has been facing challenges in some traditional markets   India&rsquo.....

Uploaded 23rd Jun 2023

BDO India will carry out field visits to gather data relevant to the study from farmers and factories     Tea Board of India .....

Uploaded 21st Jun 2023

mjunction services limited, a B2B e-commerce company, on Tuesday organised the Special International Tea Day auction where a total of 580 kgs of pr.....

Uploaded 20th Jun 2023

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon High and Low grown tea prices gained 10-70 rupees per kilogram at an auction on June 18, as a result o.....

Uploaded 16th Jun 2023

Most of the tea produced in the island country is exported, and the major exporting destinations include Russia, Turkey and Iran, the minister said.....

Uploaded 14th Jun 2023

In the month of April this year, total crop in North India was down by 8.74 mkg at 63.71 mkg compared with 72.45 mkg last year   The s.....

Uploaded 9th Jun 2023

Tourism Minister K. Ramachandran has appealed to small tea growers from across the Nilgiris to only harvest high quality tea to ensure profitabilit.....

Uploaded 6th Jun 2023

KOLKATA – The West Bengal government has kept in abeyance its directive on wage hike of tea plantation workers as tea companies in the state .....

Uploaded 2nd Jun 2023

Production in Assam, which accounts for more than half the country's output, dropped 14% year-on-year to 37.92 million kg, the board said &.....

Uploaded 31st May 2023

The average price realisation was down by Rs. 4 in the leaf category and the drop was around Rs. 3 in dust category compared to the previous week .....

Uploaded 30th May 2023

Dhunseri Tea and Industries recorded a standalone net loss narrowed to Rs. 48.55 crore in the quarter ended March 2023, from Rs. 147.69 crore. Tota.....

Uploaded 29th May 2023

Sri Lanka lost over 50 million kg in exports of Ceylon tea due to production drops in the past year as a result of which it lost key markets that i.....

Uploaded 23rd May 2023

Luxmi Tea Company has unveiled its magnificent Makaibari flagship store, "The Tasting Room," at Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airp.....

Uploaded 22nd May 2023

Lower prices buoy purchases by small packeteers, internal buyers Active participation of blenders perked up sales percentage of tea at Coonoor .....

Uploaded 17th May 2023

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea prices continued to fell 50-150 rupees per kilogram at an auction on May 10, amidst increased offe.....

Uploaded 15th May 2023

The committee will examine the issues of all tea-growing regions in the country and ‘arrive at a just and equitable solution’  .....

Uploaded 12th May 2023

Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL) that has achieved its highest-ever growth trajectory, with tea exports up by 431% over the previous year's ex.....

Uploaded 10th May 2023

Producers have not been getting right price for their produce as it is largely a buyers’ market, says Chairman CK Dhanuka   Dhun.....

Uploaded 2nd May 2023

The five pesticides are emamectin, benzoate, fenpyroximate, hexaconazole, propiconazole, and quinalphos   The Food Safety and Standard.....

Uploaded 27th Apr 2023

The West Bengal tea industry has been going through a period of acute financial crisis as tea prices have turned unremunerative   Kolk.....

Uploaded 26th Apr 2023

The hailstorms have led to severe injury to tea bushes that are on the verge of the start of the second flush yield, besides damaging the factory, .....

Uploaded 24th Apr 2023

The Tea Research Association said the revenue loss due to pest infestation in tea plantations is pegged at Rs.2,865 crore per year   A.....

Uploaded 21st Apr 2023

March tea production dips by 3% YoY High and Low Growns show a marginal decline, Medium Growns record a slight gain Tea Board expec.....

Uploaded 20th Apr 2023

Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts of North Bengal produce the most tea in the state, which produces somewhere between 8 to 10 lakh kilograms of t.....

Uploaded 19th Apr 2023

The United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) has urged the government to immediately intervene and take appropriate steps to control the .....

Uploaded 18th Apr 2023

    alipurduar: The intense heatwave that is sweeping Bengal has left the tea industry worried. The tea gardens of Terai and Dooa.....

Uploaded 17th Apr 2023

    According to preliminary estimates given by the Commerce Ministry, India's tea exports for the fiscal year 2022-23 increa.....

Uploaded 14th Apr 2023

  Moloy Ghatak announced after attending meeting with representatives of tea planters’ associations and trade unions   .....

Uploaded 10th Apr 2023

CTC and dust, which are mostly consumed in India and account for bulk of the north Indian tea production, had witnessed marginal rise in average pr.....

Uploaded 5th Apr 2023

Prices likely to rule firm   The recent spells of rain in West Bengal and Assam have improved prospects of the first flush tea crop in.....

Uploaded 4th Apr 2023

    Tea dust sales witness lots of withdrawals   The absence of sales due to the Easter Holidays this week resulted .....

Uploaded 29th Mar 2023

Shipment rejection hit orthodox tea prices in Kochi auctions    The emerging situation has prompted other overseas buyers to stop.....

Uploaded 27th Mar 2023

Orthodox offerings witnessed fair demand at medium price range and a total of 34,756 kg of different qualities were sold at an average price of Rs .....

Uploaded 22nd Mar 2023

97% of dust tea on offer sold, 86% of leaf finds takers   A subdued market demand coupled with low arrivals continued to hit tea price.....

Uploaded 20th Mar 2023

Kenyan tea farmers are set to earn more from the export of tea to Pakistan after the South Asian nation declared the commodity an essential import......

Uploaded 17th Mar 2023

To mark the 200 years of Assam tea industry, state budget 2023-24 has proposed to organize road shows in major cities across the country as well as.....

Uploaded 22nd Feb 2023

A long dry spell since November in the Assam and West Bengal tea estates is likely to impact the production of premium first flush teas. Leading te.....

Uploaded 14th Feb 2023

LAHORE: Despite skyrocketing tea prices, the dependence on costly imports continues to expand as the country’s policy makers fail in devising.....

Uploaded 10th Feb 2023

Imports of tea into the country made up 1.93 per cent of the total domestic production of 1,344.40 million kg in the 2021–22 fiscal, Union Mi.....

Uploaded 10th Feb 2023

Tea planters felt that climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantation in Assam for last few years.   Tea pla.....

Uploaded 11th Jan 2023

Guwahati, Jan 9: The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) organised the maiden event to celebrate 200 years of Assam tea in the Upper Assam town of.....

Uploaded 2nd Jan 2023

  FMCG firm Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) said it has acquired 23.3 percent additional shares of South Africa-based Joekels Tea Packer.....

Uploaded 2nd Jan 2023

      One of the most admired beverages of the country, Chai or tea has a new premium variant in the market that has rec.....

Uploaded 30th Dec 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Kenya’s black tea export volumes are poised to decline for the first time in five years after East Africa’s worst drough.....

Uploaded 28th Dec 2022

Farmers earned Sh5 billion more from the sale of tea in eight months to August on the back of a strong dollar and an increase in unit price, defyin.....

Uploaded 26th Dec 2022

Cheaper imports of Nepal tea under the trade agreement had caused damage to high-class Darjeeling Tea   The Government has said no sep.....

Uploaded 23rd Dec 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 22 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday held a meeting with various tea industry stakehol.....

Uploaded 21st Dec 2022

High and Low Grown elevations show gain; Medium Growns decline Jan.-Nov. 2022 cumulative production down 26% YoY Cumulative production up t.....

Uploaded 21st Dec 2022

Manohari gold tea, grown in an estate in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh district fetched Rs 1.15 lakh per kg at a private auction.   Re.....

Uploaded 16th Dec 2022

Orders of Indian tea by buyers in Iran slowed abruptly in December, as the Iranian government stopped issuing the licenses required to import produ.....

Uploaded 16th Dec 2022

The final agreement for sale will be entered into by the vendor and the purchaser through the formation of a partnership firm.   Decem.....

Uploaded 13th Dec 2022

B2B e-commerce company mjunction services ltd, a joint venture by SAIL and Tata Steel, is looking to bring in “more efficiency” in tea .....

Uploaded 9th Dec 2022

Exports could have been higher had payment system with Iran been smoother and better geopolitical situation   Tea exports from India a.....

Uploaded 7th Dec 2022

It will acquire Hapjan and Budlabeta tea estates with a total production of about 31.33 lakh kg   Dhunseri Tea and Industries Ltd is s.....

Uploaded 5th Dec 2022

A total of 116,000 tons of fresh tea leaves were produced in Iran’s three northern provinces this year, out of which 26,000 tons of processed.....

Uploaded 30th Nov 2022

The rising unsold quantities in the auctions will take a little more time to settle   A subdued export demand seems to have been refle.....

Uploaded 29th Nov 2022

Darjeeling tea planters have asked the Central government to impose 100% import duty on Nepal tea as nearly 10.5 million kg of Nepal tea has entere.....

Uploaded 24th Nov 2022

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Ltd (DTIL) is set to buy three tea estates of Warren Tea in Assam - Deohall, Tara Tea and Duamara - for an estimated .....

Uploaded 24th Nov 2022

Without the status growers are deprived of central and state benefits for farmers   Small tea growers who contribute around 51 per cen.....

Uploaded 22nd Nov 2022

New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Assam Industry Minister Bimal Borah on Sunday visited the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre’s tea lounge, whi.....

Uploaded 22nd Nov 2022

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka tea prices picked up at the second weekly auction in November amid low volumes, ending four straight weeks of falls, .....

Uploaded 18th Nov 2022

    After the CIS countries, UAE was the second largest importer at 23.84 mkgs, a rise of 157 per cent from 9.27 mkgs in the simi.....

Uploaded 17th Nov 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic created a windfall for Nepal’s tea industry, as prices jumped 40% on Asian demand.   Landlocked Nepal expo.....

Uploaded 15th Nov 2022

One exporters buys over one lakh kg of the 3.74 lakh on offer   Tea exporters are on a buying spree from the Kochi auctions to meet th.....

Uploaded 14th Nov 2022

Tripura may soon get a tea auction centre as the Tea Board of India is actively considering such a centre.   Tripura Tea Development C.....

Uploaded 10th Nov 2022

Russia is purchasing more tea from India at a cheaper price as supplies from Kenya have become costlier.   India’s tea exports t.....

Uploaded 10th Nov 2022

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka tea industry is expecting a 30 percent production dip this year due to heavy rains in October the country’s tea.....

Uploaded 10th Nov 2022

  The reasons behind reduction in areas can be attributed to no subsidy, lack of labour from Jharkhand and West Bengal, high cost of produ.....

Uploaded 4th Nov 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 2 (ANI): The Guwahati Tea Auction Center (GTAC) has emerged as a popular choice for overseas purchasers or impor.....

Uploaded 2nd Nov 2022

All bought leaf factories in the Nilgiris district are instructed to adhere to this average green leaf price while settling the green leaf payments.....

Uploaded 1st Nov 2022

The Tea Board of India in October reversed its year-long ban on blending imported Nepalese tea with Darjeeling.  Blending will be permitted, b.....

Uploaded 31st Oct 2022

The prices of green tea leaves had touched Rs 32 per kg last November-December.   IDUKKI: Tea growers in Idukki are in deep trouble as.....