Tea exports stay tepid last year as CIS nations sip less

Weak demand from CIS-based nations led to a fall in tea exports last year although exports in value terms improved, according to Tea Bord data

Rs 5,132.37 cr – value of tea exports in 2018

Rs 4,987.59 cr – tea exports in 2017

249.11 mn kilogram – marginal fall in total tea exports in 2018

Rs 206.03 – average unit price of tea per kilo last year

Rs 197.99 – average unit price of tea per kilo in 2017

Exports to the CIS bloc decreased to 61.10 million kilogram

64 mn kilogram – exports to the CIS bloc in 2017

Exports to Iran increased to 30.60 mn kilogram

18.83 mn kilogram – tea exports to Pakistan

10.22 mn kilogram – tea exports to China