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Date: 08/07/2024

Tea exports up 33.29 pc in 2024

India’s tea exports in the first three months of calendar year 2024 saw a 33.29 per cent year-on-year increase in volume at 64.63 million kg, according to the latest Tea Board data. North and South India exported 37.79 million kg and 26.84 million kg, which were 19.59 per cent and 58.91 per cent higher compared with the same period last year, respectively. The Indian government’s drive to check pesticides in tea to improve quality is helping exporters who are witnessing higher demand for the brew in overseas markets, especially Iran and Iraq. Indian Tea Exporters Association (ITEA) Chairman Mr Anshuman Kanoria said the government of India’s efforts to check pesticides in teas has helped exports, as per a report.

Source: Exim News Service: Kolkata, July 7