North Bengal tea industry suffering losses

Siliguri (WB), July 01 (ANI): The tea planters in North Bengal are staring at a huge financial loss with the tea prices drastically plummeting in the country. The Bengal tea, which accounts for 35 per cent of the total tea produced in the country, is being sold at a price lower than the cost of production. While speaking to ANI, a tea garden manager said, "The prices have gone down to 15 to 20 Rs per kg and it is happening due to an imbalance between demand and supply of the tea. The demand is less and supply is more. The government should fix a base price of the tea."