Tea production to cross 1,200 million kg in 2014

The country's tea production this year is expected to cross 1,200 million kilograms, recorded in 2013, Tea Board chairman Siddharth said.
"Last year, there was a record crop of 1,200 million kilograms. This year it will be higher," he told reporters here today.
He said there is a crop loss of 31 million kilograms due to vagaries of monsoon, but the shortfall will be covered by higher production in later months.