These Monthly Summaries are designed to make available with all speed to those particularly interested in the more
recent figures relating to Production, Exports, Imports, Stocks and Weekly Auction details.
It supplements, but does not replace, the Annual Bulletin of Statistics.
All Quantities are shown in Metric Tons.
Conversions:
1 kg = 2.204623 Lbs (1 Metric Ton = 1,000 Kgs)
1 Lb = 0.4535924 Kgs.
Symbols:
-
indicates nil
0
indicates less than half a metric ton
*
indicates figure may be included with the ‘Other’ group
In the Exports Section, the figures represent the exports of tea produced in the respective countries and do not include
tea re-exported. It must not be assumed that the countries of destination are necessarily the final destination.
In the Imports section, the figures for most countries represent the quantities cleared through Customs for consumption in
the country, deduction being made for subsequent re-exports.
All figures are subject to minor corrections, as more information becomes available.
The Cumulative figures in the Tables include such corrections as have been recorded to date.
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Monthly Statistical Summary:
March 2016
Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)
Production Month 2015 2016 Period from 1st
Jan 2014 2015
N E INDIA Jan 4,180 3,310 12 965,200 963,630
SOUTH INDIA Jan 17,160 14,560 12 242,110 227,470
BANGLADESH Jan 161 112 12 64,480 66,351
SRI LANKA Jan 23,261 25,082 12 338,032 328,961
KENYA Jan 41,653 50,300 12 445,105 399,211
MALAWI Jan 6,483 5,599 12 45,855 39,447
TANZANIA Dec # 2,953 3,766 12 36,115 31,657
UGANDA Dec # 5,556 4,153 12 65,373 51,618
TOTAL 2,202,270 2,108,345
Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
Production FEB '13 - JAN '14 FEB '14 - JAN '15 FEB '15 - JAN '16 N E INDIA 960,730 964,420 962,760
SOUTH INDIA 239,770 242,170 224,870
BANGLADESH 66,267 64,391 66,301
SRI LANKA 341,710 335,868 330,781
KENYA 432,033 441,788 407,858
MALAWI 48,614 44,139 38,562
TANZANIA 32,341 35,580 27,856
UGANDA 60,518 64,317 47,072
TOTAL 2,181,983 2,192,673 2,106,060
Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)
Country To Apr-Jun 2014 Apr-Jun 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 2,070 2,200 5,630 5,330
Germany 1,260 1,130 2,830 2,640
Ireland 180 100 450 260
Netherlands 400 580 1,140 1,190
Poland 830 840 1,960 1,880
CIS 11,580 12,410 26,190 26,770
Other Europe - - -
-Canada 200 300 490 3,320
USA 2,000 2,600 4,530 2,980
Afghanistan 280 110 820 330
Bangladesh 420 1,790 4,770 5,280
Iran 3,300 2,400 9,130 7,610
Japan 450 330 1,270 820
Pakistan 3,200 2,960 8,450 7,560
Singapore 110 100 170 180
Sri Lanka 820 600 1,320 1,270
Saudi Arabia 490 550 1,140 1,020
UAE 2,680 2,850 10,310 6,510
Other Asia 660 300 1,720 1,060
Egypt 2,850 900 4,450 1,850
Kenya 190 490 1,410 1,000
Other Africa - - -
-Australia 800 740 1,700 1,560
Other Countries 3,420 3,540 7,710 7,480
Total 38,190 37,820 97,590 87,900
Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)
Country To Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015
Pakistan 162 10 2272 377
Saudi Arabia 3 6 73 65
UAE 20 20 289 120
Other Countries 0 0 27 13
Total 185 36 2661 575
Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 119 345 2,477 2,200
Germany 362 286 3,629 4,157
Netherlands 43 20 418 497
Poland 131 210 2,107 1,879
CIS 1,386 1,248 8,002 10,164
Other Europe 533 10 1,241 1,098
USA 224 349 3,178 3,186
Afghanistan 45 11 406 368
India 213 22 1,400 629
Iran 46 - 746 176
Malaysia 1,141 661 7,907 7,092
Pakistan 517 247 6,021 4,767
Singapore 122 78 827 744
UAE 338 192 2,331 1,645
Other Asia 801 947 7,272 9,116
Australia 162 137 1,515 1,395
Other Countries 217 180 1,789 1,701
Total 6,400 4,943 51,266 50,814
Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
Country To Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 China 116 199 790 1,645
Japan 31 8 539 387
Hong Kong 22 29 305 355
USA 77 50 758 846
Other Countries 107 91 1,346 1,518
Exports by Country of Destination - TANZANIA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 542 197 3,624 3,750
Other Europe 459 334 1,938 4,056
Pakistan 159 25 1,248 1,640
Kenya 1,232 535 9,671 11,331
Other Countries 167 272 2,354 2,723
Total 2,559 1,363 18,835 23,500
Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)
Country To Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 Kenya 4,571 3,272 57,191 48,558
Total 4,571 3,272 57,191 48,558
Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 72 73 814 825
Germany 184 213 1,565 2,431
Netherlands - - 935 1,143
USA 4,953 4,238 26,055 42,839
Chile 863 871 5,742 8,040
Other Countries 577 733 4,793 5,305
Total Black Tea 6,649 6,128 39,904 60,583
Green Tea 228 200 1,492 1,730
Total 6,877 6,328 41,396 62,313
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
Country From Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 2,200 2,804 20,460 21,817
Sri Lanka 165 118 1,578 1,518
Indonesia 238 104 4,237 2,575
China 271 161 3,205 3,024
Taiwan 11 3 33 65
Iran 44 - 42 111
Turkey 3 9 58 51
Vietnam 42 42 285 389
UAE 1,559 7 1,955 7,593 Other Asia 77 21 597 418
Kenya 6,675 4,607 65,462 62,864 Malawi 127 141 3,780 7,003 Rwanda 55 108 262 229
South Africa 50 - 2,758 2,166 Tanzania 457 300 4,236 4,362 Uganda 24 77 314 122
Zimbabwe 100 50 1,370 1,167 Other Africa 91 139 2,439 2,656 Argentina 74 31 1,081 1,036 Germany 146 346 1,933 1,753 Netherlands 663 231 4,068 5,286 Other EC Countries 484 578 4,179 5,047 Other Europe 283 306 3,111 3,166 Other Countries 40 115 683 643
Total 13,879 10,298 128,126 135,061 Re-Exports 1,585 3,277 21,786 22,208
Net Imports 12,294 7,021 106,340 112,853
Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 Belgium/Lux. 120 127 1,466 1,310
Denmark 6 7 67 76
France 73 1,693 956 1,905 Germany 98 91 2,233 1,617 Ireland 464 426 5,327 5,399 Italy 37 47 313 366
Finland 8 4 68 101
Netherlands 14 61 916 782
Poland 58 8 375 512
Spain 63 55 512 590
Sweden 5 8 59 101
Other EC Countries 44 45 647 1,181 Norway 12 10 128 148
Switzerland 60 29 1,419 1,053 CIS 2 2 64 72
Other Europe 7 16 90 69
Canada 298 360 4,097 3,640 USA 96 82 1,355 1,352 Japan 44 21 424 357
UAE 18 9 78 133
Australia 25 12 199 213
Other Countries 33 164 993 1,232
Total 1,585 3,277 21,786 22,209
Stocks of Tea in the United Kingdom (Metric Tons)
At Last Friday In Nov 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Jan 2016 Primary wholesalers 5,556 5,707 5,698 6,286 6,131 6,268 H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO JANUARY 2016. (2) UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE COPYRIGHT; REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR PART IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BUSINESS & TRADE STATISTICS LTD;
Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg)
112
112
112
111
108
107
109
109
111
111
112
112
Imports by Country of Origin - IRELAND REP (Metric Tons)
Country From Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 170 160 726 1,009
China 10 4 90 79
Kenya 300 114 4,464 3,313
Other Africa 11 69 393 401
United Kingdom 221 216 2,513 2,444
Other Countries 23 49 302 686
Total 735 612 8,488 7,932 Re-Exports 42 70 654 590
Net Imports 693 542 7,834 7,342
SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.
Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)
Country From Nov 2014 Nov 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 329 541 3,894 4,293
Sri Lanka 184 153 1,635 1,625
China 232 63 1,588 1,595
Indonesia 345 199 2,894 2,558
Vietnam 118 274 2,322 1,631
Kenya 516 657 5,355 6,266
Malawi - 32 582 1,233
Other Africa 43 222 1,845 2,182
Germany 303 919 7,316 3,773
Netherlands 141 416 1,307 2,153
Other Europe 154 242 1,173 2,452
Argentina 110 26 1,775 827
Other Countries 63 16 912 783
Total 2,538 3,760 32,598 31,371 Green Tea in packages below 3 kg 46 35 403 328
Green Tea in packages above 3 kg 308 508 3,748 3,621
Black Tea in packages below 3 kg 277 355 3,539 2,998
Imports by Country of Origin - RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Metric Tons)
Country From Jul-Sep 2014 Jul-Sep 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 9,980 12,000 28,820 32,000
Sri Lanka 11,920 10,500 33,420 26,570
Indonesia 2,620 3,300 7,100 9,500
China 3,750 3,200 10,670 9,250
Vietnam 2,700 3,100 8,700 8,500
Kenya 7,900 5,700 19,940 17,700
United Kingdom - 30 10 40
Germany 360 300 960 800
Poland 140 250 340 540
Other CIS 1,100 800 2,800 2,300 Other Europe 130 - 230
-Papua New Guinea 500 700 1,600 1,900 Other Countries 2,150 2,100 7,660 8,000 Total 43,250 41,980 122,250 117,100 All figures are ITC estimates, excluding re-exports.
Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)
Country From Oct-Dec 2014 Oct-Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 23 22 104 79Sri Lanka 52 65 201 201
Indonesia 1 11 97 81
Kenya 580 26 2,123 781
United Kingdom 442 258 1,386 1,178 Germany 174 220 622 695
Netherlands 246 733 324 2,072 Other Europe 146 138 528 547
Other Countries 84 85 400 282
Total 1,748 1,558 5,785 5,916 Re-Exports 1,200 1,021 4,159 4,125
Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)
Country From Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 181 129 2,005 2,437
Sri Lanka 58 70 807 801
Indonesia 21 - 313 212
China 85 93 1,082 1,096
Kenya 155 85 2,148 860
USA 353 363 3,302 4,833
United Kingdom 416 279 3,733 3,290
Other Countries 106 176 1,668 1,127
Total Black Tea 1,375 1,195 15,058 14,656
Green Tea 323 318 3,840 3,466
Total Imports 1,698 1,513 18,898 18,122 Re-Exports 139 119 1,621 1,795
Net Imports 1,559 1,394 17,277 16,327
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)
Country From Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 1,637 1,347 13,548 14,129
Sri Lanka 416 328 4,612 4,578
Indonesia 438 226 3,788 3,300
China 791 705 8,947 9,792
Taiwan 34 37 479 542
Turkey 16 2 323 103
Vietnam 699 668 8,559 5,568
Kenya 573 123 3,483 2,541
Malawi 687 477 8,258 4,538
South Africa - - 102 158
Zimbabwe 22 137 1,190 1,232
Other Africa 37 20 376 399
Argentina 3,909 3,675 50,305 54,827
Ecuador 40 100 480 560
United Kingdom 67 124 1,090 1,325
Germany 141 135 2,573 2,692
Other Europe 266 116 2,154 1,558
Papua New Guinea - 19 168 418
Other Countries 184 196 2,418 2,670
Total Black Tea 9,957 8,435 112,853 110,930
India 86 136 809 1,232
China 669 746 7,707 8,885
Japan 184 151 1,447 1,891
Other Countries 564 548 5,616 6,716
Total Green Tea 1,503 1,581 15,579 18,724
Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)
Country From Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 Sri Lanka 555 362 6,405 6,914
Indonesia 11 22 489 346
China 67 56 448 514
Kenya 120 49 1,728 2,335 Argentina 859 217 10,508 10,098 Brazil - - 48
-Other Countries 268 36 1,529 1,117 Total 1,880 742 21,155 21,324
Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)
Country From Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 277 237 3,086 3,036 Sri Lanka 776 722 9,512 8,656 Indonesia 76 105 620 869China 949 1,365 16,673 14,489 Taiwan 34 22 509 377
Vietnam 39 9 357 183
Kenya 105 79 1,243 1,915 Malawi 13 - 187 163
United Kingdom 9 4 76 126
Other Europe 9 2 79 63
Australia 14 31 337 370
Other Countries 23 36 273 332
Total 2,324 2,612 32,952 30,579 Green Tea 396 349 4,179 3,473
Black Tea 1,315 1,222 15,443 15,586
Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)
Country Month 2014 2015 Period from 1st
Jan 2014 2015
UNITED KINGDOM (a) JAN # 12,303 6,885 12 107,651 112,427
FRANCE DEC 995 1,408 12 13,044 14,833
GERMANY DEC 2,210 2,481 12 31,850 32,781
IRELAND REP DEC 693 542 12 7,834 7,342
POLAND NOV 2,538 3,760 11 32,598 31,371
SWITZERLAND OCT-DEC 548 537 12 1,626 1,791
RUSSIAN FED. JUL-SEP 43,250 41,980 9 122,250 117,100
CANADA DEC 1,559 1,394 12 17,277 16,327
USA DEC 11,460 10,016 12 128,432 129,654
CHILE DEC 1,880 742 12 21,155 21,324
HONG KONG DEC 800 966 12 10,054 10,754
JAPAN DEC 2,324 2,612 12 32,592 30,579
TAIWAN DEC 2,458 2,372 12 32,375 29,931
PAKISTAN JAN # 14,537 14,945 12 137,878 151,861
Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar
Country/Currency W/c 1st Feb W/c 8th Feb W/c 15th Feb W/c 22nd Feb W/c 29th Feb INDIA/RUPEE 67.94 68.01 68.17 68.55 68.23
BANGLADESH/TAKA 78.32 78.67 78.46 78.48 78.38
SRI LANKA/RUPEE 143.98 143.98 144.02 143.92 144.41 (a) FIGURES GIVEN HERE REPRESENT NET IMPORTS (CUSTOMS FIGURES) ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN STOCKS IN WAREHOUSES. AS PART OF THESE STOCKS ARE ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES, "THE IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION" FIGURES ARE TO THAT EXTENT APPROXIMATE.
Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices
WEEKLY EX-AUCTION AVERAGE PRICES FOR KOLKATA, KOCHI, GUWAHATI, CHITTAGONG & COLOMBO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED AT APPROXIMATE WEEKLY EXCHANGE RATES (SHOWN ELSEWHERE) INTO US DOLLAR CENTS
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