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15-02-2011 |
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Tea Exports Dip By 2.4 Pc In 2010 to 193.3 Mn Kg |
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NEW DELHI: Tea exports from India fell by 2.4 per cent to 193.3 million kg in 2010 in line with the fall in production.
The exports of the beverage during the January-December of 2009 were at 198 million kg, according to data released by the Tea Board of India .
India's tea production declined by 1.3 per cent to 966.4 million kg in 2010, against 979 million kg in the year-ago period due to a drop in output in Assam.
For the April-December 2010 period, tea exports fell by 13 per cent to 139.3 million kg as against 159.4 kg in the year-ago period, it said.
During December 2010, shipments declined by 25 per cent to 15 million kg from 20 million kg in the same month in 2009.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com
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