Volumes drop 9%, expenses up 11 %
Despite near 9 in line with cent decline in volumes, India’s tea export income for the January-October 2021 have been up 2 in line with cent at $576.73 million, over the identical period for the duration of the previous yr ($564.09 million). This was particularly resulting from an 11 consistent with cent growth in realisations all through the duration.

Cost of sea bins
According to the Tea Board’s ultra-modern statistics, Indian teas fetched a mean export fee of ₹270.52 a kg throughout January-October 2021 as in opposition to ₹243.12 a kg in the equal duration previous yr. “Exporters needed to boost the rate in view of the pointy boom within the fee of sea containers”, Vairavan Lakshmanan, an exporter stated. However, the better price precipitated hesitancy amongst importers to purchase more volume.

According to the Tea Board, the volumes shipped dropped to 157.20 million kg (mkg) from 172.19 mkg in January-October 2020, posting a decline of 8.71 in step with cent. “The imposition of lockdown in various tiers in many nations within the wake of Omicron had affected tea shipments further in November and December”, Vairavan stated.
However, in view of better price, the general earnings rose in spite of a fall in quantity shipped. According to Tea Board, the general income from exports improved to ₹ 4,252.Fifty five crore from ₹ four,186.23 crore in January-October 2020, marking a gain of 1.Fifty eight according to cent.

The same fashion turned into witnessed within the shipments in each North and South India. In the North, the volume shipped (88.Forty eight mkg) dropped by 11.Ninety eight in step with cent however the rate fetched (₹ 306.60 a kg) rose through 14.25 in keeping with cent resulting within the general profits (₹ 2,712.84 crore) to upward push with the aid of zero.Fifty seven per cent.

In the South, exported volume (68.Seventy two mkg) dropped by way of 4.12 per cent whilst the fee fetched (₹224.06 a kg) rose through 7.87 consistent with cent resulting within the standard earnings (₹ 1539.Seventy one crore) to upward push by means of three.43 in line with cent.