New Delhi, Wednesday, September 12, The domestic tea production between the period January to July dropped 4.23 percent to 470.76 million Kg from 491.59 million kg from the same period last year due to unsettled weather. In West Bengal the output came down by 4.5 million kg to 105.88 million kg during these seven months.
During the month of July the state produced 33.48 million kg of tea against 33.93 million kg in the same month last year. Darjeeling contributed with 1.34 million kg a rise of 7.2 percent against 1.25 million kg during the same month last year. However, the output in the Dooars fell to 19.87 million kg from 23.80 million last year. The production rose in Terai by 38.10 percent to 12.25 million kg from 8.87 million kg last year.
During the month of July, tea production in Assam dropped by 2.44 percent to 67.92 million kg from 69.62 million kg last year. Cachar, output increased by 0.14 million kg to 6.83 million kg. During the months of January to July the total production of tea in Assam stood at 223.45 million kg against 234.31 million kg during the same period last year.
The output in north India declined 1.77 per cent to 109.95 million kg in July this year from 111.94 million kg in 2011. Tea production in south India grew 6.56 per cent to 22.72 million kg from 21.32 million kg in July 2011. Tamil Nadu contributed 16.76 million kg, Kerala 5.52 million kg and Karnataka 0.44 million kg.
