India's tea exports up 2% by value on whole-leaf shipments to Iran

Exports of whole-leaf tea to Iran increased by around 74 per cent at 53.45 mkg while in Germany, it stagnated at 10 mkg

A lucrative market in Iran for the whole-leaf variety helped Indian tea exports grow by 2.05 per cent by value even as overall shipment volumes dipped by 3.03 per cent due to volatility elsewhere.

In absolute terms, total export value last year stood at $796.36 as against $780.34 in 2018 and the volume stood at 248.29 million kg (mkg) as compared to 256.06 mkg in 2018.

Both, exporters and planters attributed the rise in export income to higher production of whole-leaf or orthodox tea, which fetches much better prices than the crush, tear, curl (CTC) variety.

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