Tea exports increase over 13% during Jan-Mar 2016
The Dollar Business Bureau India’s tea exports have increased 13.2% in terms of value at Rs.982.39 crore during January- March 2016 when compared to Rs.867.86 crore in the same period previous year. In terms of quantity, the tea exports from the country have grown 6.2% at 54.29 million kg in the first three months of 2016 against 51.12 million kg in the corresponding period last year, as per the data provided by Tea Board of India under Union Ministry of Commerce. According to the data, there was 6.59% upsurge in the unit price realisation for tea exports at Rs.180.95 per kg during the three-month period against Rs.169.77 per kg in the same period previous year at all-India level. The maximum tea exports ...