Tea Industry And Exports In Shahjahanpur | Bareilly| Lucknow

Tea Industry And Exports In Shahjahanpur | Bareilly| Lucknow | India Introduction Indian tea is among the finest in the world owing to strong geographical indications, heavy investment in tea processing units, continuous innovation, augmented product mix and strategic market expansion. The main tea-growing regions are in the Northeast (including Assam) and in north Bengal (Darjeeling district and the Dooars region). Tea is also grown on a large scale in the Nilgiris in south India. India is one of the world’s largest consumers of tea, with about three-fourths of the country’s total produce consumed locally. Key Markets and Export Destinations Total tea export stood at US$ 830.90 million in FY19 and US$ 709.28 million in FY20 (till February 2020). India stands fourth in terms of tea export after Kenya (including neighbouring African countries), China and Sri Lanka. As of 2019, India was the second largest tea producer in the world with production of 1,339.70 million kgs. During January-...