Tea production rates drop in Assam and West Bengal after heavy rainfall
2 years, 6 months ago

Tea production rates drop in Assam and West Bengal after heavy rainfall

India Today  

The tea industry in Assam and West Bengal, which contributes almost 81 per cent of the country’s total tea production, has been battered by the fury of nature. ASSAM Assam witnessed a 27 per cent drop in tea production in June as compared to last year’s production rates. WEST BENGAL On the other hand, the Dooars-Terai tea gardens in neighbouring West Bengal faced a 40 per cent drop in tea production in June, out of which 21 per cent was recorded in Dooars and 19 per cent in the Terai region of Jalpaiguri division. A dip in exports, pesticide attacks and rise in daily wages of the tea garden labourers by Rs 30 in West Bengal also affected the tea sector in the region, which made the tea industry’s position very tenuous for the current season.

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Chai pe kharcha: Why your daily cup of tea might get costlier
6 months ago

Chai pe kharcha: Why your daily cup of tea might get costlier

Firstpost  

From the sweltering heat of May to the devastating floods of July, extreme weather events have thrown Assam’s tea industry into disarray. However, the picturesque tea plantations along Assam’s rivers faced a harsh reality in July when devastating floods severely curtailed plucking activities across several districts, as highlighted by a Jorhat-based tea planter speaking to Reuters. the picturesque tea plantations …

Tea Association of India warns of return to ‘dark phase’ for industry
1 year ago

Tea Association of India warns of return to ‘dark phase’ for industry

The Hindu  

Guwahati India’s tea industry is experiencing challenges reminiscent of the “dark phase” of 2002-07, calling for introspection and resilience, an association of tea growers and manufacturers has said. “The economic strides made by our nation are indeed commendable, yet the tea industry is currently experiencing challenges reminiscent of the dark phase two decades ago,” Ajay Jalan, the president of the …

India's tea production rises by 12.06 per cent to 182.84 million kg in October 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

India's tea production rises by 12.06 per cent to 182.84 million kg in October 2023

India TV News  

Business news: Tea production in India increased by 12.06 per cent to 182.84 million kg in October this year as compared to 163.15 million kg in the corresponding month last year. Tea production in Assam: Assam, the country's largest tea-producing state, also registered a higher crop at 104.26 million kg in October. Category-wise, production of the CTC variety touched 167.72 …

India tea exports dip in January-June
1 year, 4 months ago

India tea exports dip in January-June

The Hindu  

Indian tea exports in the first six months of calendar 2023 saw a slight dip in volume compared with the year-earlier period. Data shared by the United Planters Association of Southern India show overall tea exports between January and June this year slid 0.8% to 96.3 million kg this year. Worldwide, tea exports have seen a decline, including shipments from …

Darjeeling tea industry hit by lower yield, reduced prices
1 year, 7 months ago

Darjeeling tea industry hit by lower yield, reduced prices

The Hindu  

Planters of Darjeeling, the premium tea belt of the country, are worried by the twin blows of falling productivity and low price realisation in their export markets. Exports, which had been the mainstay of the premium tea, are also declining owing to the depressed economic conditions of western Europe and Japan coupled with stagnant unit price realisations," Indian Tea Exporters …

Assam’s new age tea producers
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam’s new age tea producers

Live Mint  

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Annual crop loss of 147 million kg due to pest attacks: Tea research body
1 year, 8 months ago

Annual crop loss of 147 million kg due to pest attacks: Tea research body

The Hindu  

Amid rising temperatures and prolonged rainless periods due to climate change, large-scale attacks of pests and diseases in tea plantations across the country have become worrisome for planters with an estimated annual crop loss of around 147 million kg, an industry body said on Saturday. Tea Research Association, in its statement, said the revenue loss due to pest infestation in …

Assam small tea growers resent hike in workers’ wages
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam small tea growers resent hike in workers’ wages

The Hindu  

Small tea growers in Assam have resented the State government’s “unilateral” decision to increase the daily wage of plantation workers across gardens big and small to ₹232. The All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association said equating them with large gardens was an injustice on the part of the government. Government not extending subsidies: team growers’ body Assam has about 1.22 …

Climate change a factor in 'unprecedented' South Asia floods
2 years, 6 months ago

Climate change a factor in 'unprecedented' South Asia floods

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists say climate change is …

What’s hurting India’s tea exports?
3 years, 7 months ago

What’s hurting India’s tea exports?

Live Mint  

Shortage of product mix variety, high price of CTC brew and failure to leverage geographical indication tag in the overseas market are among the many reasons that have led to a slowdown in Indian tea exports, traders and planters said on Sunday. He also explained that prices of CTC variety of Indian tea are higher when compared to that of …

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said. The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 …

Assam Govt Announces Rs 200 Crore Package for Tea Industry
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam Govt Announces Rs 200 Crore Package for Tea Industry

News 18  

The Assam government on Friday announced a Rs 200-crore incentive package for the state's tea industry, including three years exemption of agricultural income tax, to give a boost to the sector. The tea industry in the state is going through a difficult phase for the past few years and the gardens were also closed due to the lockdown, Finance Minister …

Assam Tea Union Demand 20% Puja Bonus for Workers Ahead of Festival Season, Assembly Polls
4 years, 4 months ago

Assam Tea Union Demand 20% Puja Bonus for Workers Ahead of Festival Season, Assembly Polls

News 18  

The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, the biggest tea garden workers union of the state has demanded the tea industry to pay a maximum of 20 per cent bonus ahead of Durga Puja festival. “We have asked the industry to pay 20 per cent puja bonus and three weeks ahead of the festival. There has to be a middle way,” said …

Indian tea prices jump to new record as floods in Assam, coronavirus outbreak slash output
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian tea prices jump to new record as floods in Assam, coronavirus outbreak slash output

Firstpost  

Production losses have already pushed weekly auction prices to a record of Rs 232.60 per kilogramme, up 57 percent from a year ago, according to the Tea Board Mumbai: Tea prices in the world’s second-biggest producer India have jumped to a record after intense floods and coronavirus movement restrictions trimmed output in the main producing region. The price rise could …

Indian tea prices jump to record as floods, COVID-19 slash output
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian tea prices jump to record as floods, COVID-19 slash output

Live Mint  

Tea prices in the world's second-biggest producer India have jumped to a record after intense floods and coronavirus movement restrictions trimmed output in the main producing region. The price rise could support the beleaguered Indian tea industry which has struggled with rising production costs, but may limit New Delhi's exports and boost shipments from rivals such as Kenya and Sri …

COVID-19 deepens existential crisis for Assam tea sector; stiff competition, rising costs and diminishing prices threaten 180-year-old industry
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 deepens existential crisis for Assam tea sector; stiff competition, rising costs and diminishing prices threaten 180-year-old industry

Firstpost  

The industry employs over 30 lakh workers and the lockdown losses have hit factory and garden owners, employees like a steel wall. The Assam tea industry in 2019 was synonymous with unregulated record production, a diminishing domestic consumption, stagnant prices and lack of active promotional strategies. Even with over 800 big tea estates in the organised sector, the emerging sector …

Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100-cr revenue loss for industry in 3 months; lockdown aggravates financial stress
4 years, 7 months ago

Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100-cr revenue loss for industry in 3 months; lockdown aggravates financial stress

Firstpost  

The apex body of tea planters has urged the commerce ministry and the state governments of Assam and West Bengal to extend a financial package. Kolkata: The Indian Tea Association has pegged a revenue loss of Rs 2,100 crore for the industry in Assam and West Bengal during March, April and May. Based on last year’s North India auction prices, …

Assam woos MNCs moving out of China
4 years, 8 months ago

Assam woos MNCs moving out of China

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Multinational companies looking to move out of China should consider Assam, with its abundant natural resources, strategic location and robust industrial infrastructure, as their destination for setting up production facilities in India, state industries minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said on Wednesday. Informing that the state was prepared to facilitate robust industrial infrastructure and reliable connectivity, Mr Patowary told reporters, …

Tea production from organised segment likely to fall by 45-50 mn kgs in 2020; price likely to rise: ICRA
4 years, 9 months ago

Tea production from organised segment likely to fall by 45-50 mn kgs in 2020; price likely to rise: ICRA

Firstpost  

ICRA estimates that the earliest the tea estates could start production would be around the third week of April, given the present situation. Mumbai: Tea production from the organised segment, primarily of the first flush variety, is estimated to decline by 45-50 million kgs in calendar year 2020, a report said on Monday. “As per our estimates, 6-7 percent of …

Pregnant women are risking their lives to bring people tea
5 years, 11 months ago

Pregnant women are risking their lives to bring people tea

CNN  

CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. The Indian Tea Association, meanwhile, told CNN that "workers are eligible for primary health care as per the Plantation Labour Act," with free medication provided to a worker and their family and maternity care provided to cover anemia treatment, immunization, institutional deliveries and mother and child care …

Industry aims to serve tea to schoolgoers to stir demand
6 years, 6 months ago

Industry aims to serve tea to schoolgoers to stir demand

The Hindu  

The tea industry aims to target schoolchildren to boost per capita consumption and is planning to do a survey before starting a campaign, Azam Monem, chairman, Indian Tea Association, said. Addressing a press meet to share the industry’s concerns over a three-day strike notice served by 28 trade unions in West Bengal, Mr. Monem said peak season work-disruptions would hurt …

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