MONTHLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY
JANUARY 2014
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: January, 2014
Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)
Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES; INDIA (FIGURES FOR JANUARY 2011 ONWARDS ARE REVISED), BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INDONESIA (STATE-OWNED ESTATES ONLY), KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective Tea Boards; MALAWI, UGANDA & ZIMBABWE - Respective Tea Associations. # MONTHLY AND ROLLING TOTALS UP TO SEP'13 ONLY. * MONTHLY AND ROLLING TOTALS UP TO OCT'13 ONLY.
PRODUCTION Month 2012 2013 Period from 1st
Jan (months) 2012 2013
N E INDIA (1) Nov 91,250 85,370 11 847,770 918,280
SOUTH INDIA Nov 22,340 27,050 11 218,270 222,820
BANGLADESH Nov 6,542 7,876 11 58,783 58,788
SRI LANKA Nov 30,909 29,766 11 300,509 308,511
INDONESIA Sep # 4,884 4,400 9 46,681 41,900
KENYA Oct * 40,235 44,283 10 288,184 354,526
MALAWI Nov 971 2,757 11 37,958 42,398
TANZANIA Oct * 2,936 3,301 10 25,407 26,147
UGANDA Nov 6,261 2,466 11 52,412 49,044
TOTAL 1,875,974 2,022,414
PRODUCTION Notes DEC'10-NOV'11 DEC'11-NOV'12 DEC'12-NOV'13
N E INDIA (1) 882,419 881,240 957,460
SOUTH INDIA 240,907 235,940 243,930
BANGLADESH 60,455 62,580 62,160
SRI LANKA 355,957 354,107 336,401
INDONESIA 58,416 65,863 47,300
KENYA 374,850 369,554 395,927
MALAWI 48,333 42,365 46,929
TANZANIA 32,546 31,270 29,949
UGANDA 53,557 57,130 54,572
Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF INDIA (Provisional figures for 2012 & 2013, including Instant Tea).
Country To Jul-Sep
2012
United Kingdom 7,530 6,490 12,160 9,180
Germany 2,390 3,140 5,430 5,170
Ireland 840 910 1,380 1,360
Netherlands 750 820 2,210 1,740
Poland 770 910 2,350 2,730
CIS 16,740 15,990 41,670 39,880
Other Europe 0 0 0 0
Canada 280 290 640 680
USA 3,570 5,440 8,040 10,290
Afghanistan 90 930 440 1,580
Iran 4,990 6,780 8,480 16,470
Iraq 10 0 50 0
Japan 1,100 1,330 1,900 2,250
Pakistan 6,170 0 15,010 12,350
Singapore 110 170 270 220
Sri Lanka 480 0 1,490 1,280
Turkey 10 60 40 160
Saudi Arabia 630 900 1,840 1,650
UAE 3,700 4,660 11,440 12,930
Other Asia 0 0 0 0
Egypt 2,650 2,970 6,640 6,190
Kenya 1,000 340 2,430 1,110
Tunisia 0 0 0 0
Other Africa 0 0 0 0
Australia 1,090 890 2,950 2,390
Other Countries 4,640 2,620 13,370 17,360
Total 59,540 55,640 140,230 146,970
Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: BANGLADESH TEA BOARD.
Country To Nov
2012
Afghanistan 0 0 0 0
Iran 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 19 20 1,167 303
Saudi Arabia 81 0 141 39
Other Countries 10 9 128 130
Exports by Country of Destination - SRI LANKA (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: SRI LANKA TEA BOARD. FIGURES EXCLUDE IMPORTED TEA, RE-EXPORTED; FIGURES INCLUDE INSTANT TEA.
Country To Jul
2012
United Kingdom 203 61 880 387
Finland 27 147 412 561
France 134 99 667 570
Germany 265 673 2,809 3,405
Greece 87 58 628 467
Italy 176 83 1,434 891
Netherlands 184 184 1,384 1,258
Poland 227 188 1,323 1,321
Russian
Federation 3,676 3,967 25,614 25,467
Ukraine 585 651 4,100 4,420
Other CIS 1,139 1,120 8,576 7,945
Other Europe 371 688 3,883 4,331
Canada 20 55 330 320
USA 315 430 1,747 2,231
Chile 505 493 3,978 3,559
Hong Kong 371 452 2,532 2,756
India 58 24 281 377
Iran 2,259 2,448 21,511 20,780
Iraq 2,255 3,253 13,431 11,703
Israel 129 201 863 862
Japan 702 727 5,290 5,384
Jordan 1,237 912 4,895 4,193
Kuwait 603 2,370 3,622 8,456
Lebanon 193 346 1,229 1,773
Pakistan 389 11 2,275 518
Saudi Arabia 453 324 2,618 1,829
Syria 2,643 1,433 15,442 12,688
Turkey 2,043 3,373 13,063 16,092
UAE 896 1,524 6,487 9,374
Other Asia 473 606 4,499 4,820
Egypt 541 601 1,799 1,350
Libya 1,991 436 10,913 3,266
South Africa 34 224 1,014 1,257
Tunisia 4 0 13 2
Australia 212 314 1,584 1,579
Other Countries 361 604 2,961 3,445
Total 25,761 29,080 174,087 169,637
Tea in Bulk 10,542 10,934 71,613 71,050
Tea in Packets 13,462 15,771 89,867 85,058
Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: CHINA ECONOMIC MONITORING & ANALYSIS CENTRE.
Country To Nov
2012
United Kingdom 274 221 1,801 1,964
France 394 332 3,565 3,725
Germany 968 1,446 7,929 8,903
Netherlands 155 104 1,581 1,695
Poland 276 143 1,839 1,409
Russian
Federation 804 599 14,205 12,617
Uzbekistan 2,016 2,942 23,615 20,524
Other CIS 722 656 9,833 8,428
Other Europe 369 585 3,574 5,295
Canada 155 158 1,354 1,439
USA 2,634 2,915 23,459 21,562
Afghanistan 140 131 975 1,543
Hong Kong 995 1,060 9,948 9,025
Iran 682 389 6,364 3,901
Japan 1,414 1,428 16,688 16,692
Pakistan 1,101 1,025 3,954 5,130
Singapore 141 236 1,837 2,034
Other Asia 1,737 1,662 15,457 15,316
Algeria 588 880 13,220 11,726
Gambia 229 602 4,348 6,700
Ghana 829 230 4,901 5,381
Mali 557 553 5,907 6,945
Mauritania 1,137 1,607 11,314 16,236
Morocco 2,158 7,187 54,082 56,488
Niger 44 391 3,453 3,687
Senegal 672 796 7,315 9,597
Togo 1,092 862 11,055 11,089
Tunisia 221 367 3,136 2,480
Other Africa 2,891 1,876 23,281 25,915
Other Countries 397 377 3,122 2,907
Total 25,792 31,760 293,112 300,353
Black Tea 3,785 3,241 32,091 29,141
Green Tea 18,871 25,041 226,197 238,958
Oolong Tea 1,499 1,453 16,497 15,474
Jasmine Tea 1,147 1,622 14,429 12,635
Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep
2012
United Kingdom 790 453 7,476 5,506
Germany 387 513 3,872 4,323
Netherlands 83 65 581 1,051
Poland 331 403 2,547 2,836
CIS 1,147 1,207 8,659 8,835
Other Europe 21 87 514 507
USA 253 357 3,338 3,906
Afghanistan 52 0 741 186
India 86 190 863 958
Iran 104 23 943 850
Malaysia 636 811 5,803 6,306
Pakistan 477 770 6,773 5,702
Singapore 90 90 606 580
UAE 95 280 1,372 1,933
Other Asia 758 698 5,015 4,660
Kenya 11 44 33 78
Australia 190 142 1,419 1,644
Other Countries 524 253 3,314 3,294
Total 6,035 6,386 53,869 53,155
Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
Source: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.
Country To Oct
2012
China 67 109 491 732
Japan 88 61 416 678
Hong Kong 29 20 185 197
USA 55 71 526 582
Other Countries 75 89 1,028 1,039
Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF KENYA (PROVISIONAL); INCLUDES TEA IMPORTED AND RE-EXPORTED.
Country To Oct
2012
United Kingdom 6,280 5,561 50,363 53,458
Ireland Rep 280 318 3,600 3,357
Netherlands 234 327 1,454 1,772
Poland 369 946 4,024 5,844
Russian
Federation 2,877 1,420 17,649 18,079
Kazhakstan 1,364 1,295 9,892 11,922
Other CIS 2 80 426 357
Other Europe 110 383 1,163 1,685
Canada 176 326 1,324 1,813
USA 188 310 2,205 2,993
Afghanistan 4,016 3,852 33,063 52,936
India 220 468 2,699 3,472
Iran 427 733 4,062 8,907
Pakistan 7,682 5,935 70,988 78,518
Sri Lanka 40 24 1,063 623
UAE 1,897 2,113 19,959 24,052
Yemen 1,105 1,075 11,776 14,453
Other Asia 1,086 1,423 11,134 11,751
Egypt 7,396 8,312 72,173 79,958
Somalia 585 753 4,458 4,151
Sudan 1,552 2,117 21,602 26,817
Other Countries 809 969 7,489 8,072
Total 38,695 38,740 352,566 414,990
Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: TEA ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI.
Country To Sep
2012
United Kingdom 630 650 13,322 9,771
Netherlands 27 46 400 897
Other Europe 108 22 1,441 780
USA 11 241 2,938 3,122
Pakistan 0 46 581 320
Kenya 102 157 4,178 2,417
South Africa 395 831 11,033 10,199
Other Africa 50 143 1,054 1,017
Other Countries 69 103 1,725 1,899
Total 1,392 2,239 36,672 30,422
Exports by Country of Destination - TANZANIA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep
2012
United Kingdom 520 300 5,950 5,352
SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.
Pakistan 60 14 1,656 796
Kenya (a) 337 213 7,906 7,034
Other Countries 318 168 3,539 4,799
Total 1,354 827 21,354 21,101
Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)
PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.
Country To Oct
2012
Oct 2013
Cumulative 2012
Cumulative 2013
Kenya (a) 4,949 2,479 42,238 43,784
Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)
Country To Sep
2012
Sep 2013
Cumulative 2012
Cumulative 2013
United Kingdom 188 48 1,766 1,602
Germany 70 268 2,278 1,214
Netherlands 271 198 1,874 1,672
USA 3,397 4,014 39,001 40,262
Chile 673 208 9,708 8,605
Other Countries 596 609 6,517 6,964
Total Black Tea 5,195 5,345 61,144 60,319
Green Tea 83 122 1,748 1,792
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
FIGURES RELATING TO 2012 & 2013 IMPORTS FROM INDIA, INDONESIA AND ALL AFRICAN ORIGINS HAVE BEEN AMENDED AND ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY UK CUSTOMS. (1) FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH, NOT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. (2) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR NOVEMBER 2013.
Country From Nov
2012
Nov 2013
Cumulative
2012 Cumulative 2013
India 2,554 3,128 25,430 17,506
Sri Lanka 146 116 2,166 1,281
Indonesia 22 432 8,844 6,372
China 237 263 2,998 2,855
Taiwan 4 8 29 38
Iran 41 0 621 161
Turkey 5 23 25 140
Vietnam 23 0 344 124
UAE 153 1 1,148 533
Other Asia 35 22 825 196
Kenya 6,869 5,474 61,144 68,815
Malawi 94 462 5,783 6,409
Rwanda 89 48 804 341
South Africa 90 88 3,657 2,167
Tanzania 352 120 5,004 4,194
Uganda 2 26 465 526
Zimbabwe 12 63 1,686 1,218
Other Africa 0 0 81 375
Argentina 171 48 1,865 2,020
Brazil 0 0 2 86
Germany 128 88 1,438 986
Netherlands 9 72 385 1,081
Other EC Countries
375 341 4,284 4,608
Other Europe 172 308 1,898 2,795
Other Countries 32 40 511 527
Total 11,615 11,171 131,437 125,354
Re-Exports 2,103 2,071 19,673 20,199
Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR NOVEMBER 2013. (2) UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE COPYRIGHT; REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR PART IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BUSINESS & TRADE STATISTICS LTD.
Country To Nov
2012
Belgium/Lux. 202 139 1,930 1,431
Denmark 1 9 9 40
France 51 72 605 776
Germany 48 195 1,183 970
Ireland 482 422 4,956 5,637
Italy 25 44 162 367
Finland 3 11 24 53
Netherlands 62 13 438 576
Poland 100 42 953 852
Spain 62 40 460 474
Sweden 5 2 42 49
Other EC Countries
68 46 521 846
Norway 28 60 174 227
Switzerland 115 155 1,628 1,497
CIS 3 9 37 52
Other Europe 0 6 37 43
Canada 490 491 3,150 3,153
USA 88 158 1,229 1,304
Japan 57 29 614 496
Saudi Arabia 0 2 5 11
UAE 32 22 123 134
Australia 3 20 178 257
Other Countries 178 84 1,215 954
Total 2,103 2,071 19,673 20,199
Stocks of Tea in the United Kingdom (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: UNITED KINGDOM TEA COUNCIL
At Last Friday In SEP
2012
Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg)
123
Dec11/Nov12 124
Jan-Dec12 126
Feb12/Jan13 124
Mar12/Feb13 120
Apr12/Mar13 121
May12/Apr13 122
Jun12/May13 122
Jul12/Jun13 124
Aug12/Jul13 121
Sep12/Aug13 117
Oct12/Sep13 116
Nov12/Oct13 116
Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: NATIONALE DES STATISTIQUES DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.
Country From Oct
2012
India 43 46 416 428
Sri Lanka 100 64 1,194 1,119
Indonesia 16 23 155 184
China 647 653 5,305 5,813
United Kingdom 60 46 567 597
Bel/Lux 207 199 1,547 1,604
Germany 137 168 1,339 1,438
Other Countries 378 458 3,886 4,028
Total 1,588 1,657 14,409 15,211
Black Tea 774 862 7,331 7,535
Green Tea 814 794 7,078 7,676
Re-Exports 219 379 2,363 3,083
Black Tea 109 173 1,222 1,578
Green Tea 110 206 1,141 1,505
Net Imports 1,369 1,278 12,046 12,128
Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Country From Sep
2012
India 844 1,000 5,794 5,563
Sri Lanka 537 717 5,477 5,835
Indonesia 199 262 2,504 2,982
China 188 193 2,210 2,010
Turkey 3 4 274 686
Vietnam 164 137 1,333 1,321
Kenya 97 78 889 848
Malawi 180 47 1,466 1,343
Zimbabwe 0 66 387 415
Other Africa 138 127 1,209 1,996
Argentina 183 137 3,097 1,335
United Kingdom 100 124 1,115 490
Netherlands 52 103 838 836
Papua New Guinea 0 0 59 18
Other Countries 351 285 2,594 2,804
Total Black Tea 3,036 3,280 29,246 28,482
Indonesia 103 94 1,359 958
China 545 437 5,700 5,558
Vietnam 211 109 1,161 1,019
Other Countries 245 330 2,634 2,930
Total Green Tea 1,104 970 10,854 10,465
Total All Tea 4,140 4,250 40,100 38,947
Total Re-Exports 1,825 1,951 19,197 18,166
Imports by Country of Origin - IRELAND REP (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH; 2013 FIGURES RELATING TO UK ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Country From Oct
2012
India 255 220 403 464
China 8 5 91 42
Sri Lanka 1 0 15 5
Kenya 401 386 3,532 3,037
Tanzania 0 0 56 50
Other Africa 0 1 219 559
United Kingdom 230 208 2,083 3,095
Other Countries 49 15 240 626
Total 944 835 6,639 7,878
Re-Exports 108 51 1,028 588
Net Imports 836 784 5,611 7,290
Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: CUSTOMS.
Country From Sep
2012
Sep 2013
Cumulative
2012 Cumulative 2013
India 252 367 2,505 2,651
Sri Lanka 213 198 1,635 1,471
China 79 67 1,551 1,212
Indonesia 250 287 2,290 2,743
Vietnam 262 295 2,396 2,417
Kenya 136 384 3,044 4,134
Malawi 260 12 936 199
Other Africa 142 72 1,160 1,154
Germany 128 290 1,966 2,071
Netherlands 153 228 1,833 1,665
Other Europe 64 128 1,140 1,308
Argentina 114 132 852 876
Other Countries 22 58 94 512
Total 2,075 2,518 21,402 22,413
Green Tea in packages
below 3 kg 20 27 282 282
Green Tea in packages
above 3 kg 134 230 2,615 2,450
Black Tea in packages
below 3 kg 221 248 2,452 1,876
Black Tea in packages
Imports by Country of Origin - RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE; Quarterly figures are not available; Figures for 2012 are ITC estimates.
Country From Oct-Dec
2011
India 0 0 48,969 46,000
Sri Lanka 0 0 52,570 47,000
Indonesia 0 0 18,188 14,000
China 0 0 20,809 15,300
Vietnam 0 0 23,306 23,000
Kenya 0 0 13,871 19,500
United Kingdom 0 0 233 30
Germany 0 0 1,874 1,200
Poland 0 0 262 300
Other CIS 0 0 3,659 3,600
Other Europe 0 0 320 600
Papua New Guinea 0 0 1,886 2,200
Other Countries 0 0 2,150 7,399
Total 0 0 188,097 180,129
Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)
Country From Jul-Sep
2012
India 50 39 144 217
Sri Lanka 20 34 111 160
Indonesia 19 0 60 0
United Kingdom 432 559 1,346 1,439
Germany 139 139 390 481
Netherlands 1 11 4 38
Other Europe 121 158 315 390
Argentina 0 0 0 0
Other Countries 214 325 885 1,666
Total 996 1,265 3,255 4,391
Re-Exports 537 965 1,960 2,977
Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)
EXCLUDING IMPORTS OF INSTANT TEA.
Country From Oct
2012
Oct 2013
Cumulative 2012
Cumulative 2013
India 234 251 2,183 1,541
Sri Lanka 79 61 746 598
Indonesia 45 0 308 317
China 67 104 679 711
Kenya 227 177 1,579 2,184
USA 138 260 2,005 2,638
United Kingdom 354 245 2,408 2,429
Other Countries 193 126 1,778 1,388
Total Black Tea 1,337 1,224 11,686 11,806
Green Tea 298 354 3,093 2,867
Total Imports 1,635 1,578 14,779 14,673
Re-Exports 159 116 1,373 1,461
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)
Country From Oct
2012
India 1,767 1,684 9,075 9,952
Sri Lanka 295 354 3,157 3,606
Indonesia 211 545 3,726 3,697
China 875 808 11,372 9,096
Taiwan 28 26 349 396
Turkey 6 21 132 221
Vietnam 871 775 5,730 6,482
Kenya 132 174 1,506 1,413
Malawi 556 174 3,457 3,784
South Africa 27 19 101 391
Tanzania 17 0 90 124
Other Africa 276 132 2,222 1,456
Argentina 3,468 3,582 43,478 44,141
Brazil 5 0 385 3
Ecuador 20 40 459 366
United Kingdom 90 112 687 878
Germany 245 280 3,040 2,565
Georgia 0 0 84 0
Papua New Guinea 39 18 358 322
Other Countries 250 391 2,586 3,370
Total Black Tea 9,178 9,135 91,994 92,263
India 78 128 697 782
China 1,252 1,379 10,429 10,172
Japan 175 157 989 1,242
Other Countries 270 421 3,960 4,563
Total Green Tea 1,775 2,085 16,075 16,759
Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)
Country From Sep
2012
Sri Lanka 545 208 4,266 4,741
Indonesia 0 87 497 607
China 6 26 262 206
Kenya 0 39 480 389
Argentina 631 106 9,929 8,490
Brazil 24 0 216 72
Other Countries 102 41 550 627
Total 1,308 507 16,200 15,132
Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)
Country From Oct
2012
India 452 419 2,312 2,139
Sri Lanka 802 781 8,332 7,220
Indonesia 64 135 637 548
China 1,739 1,266 17,590 16,490
Taiwan 91 62 405 641
Vietnam 61 30 282 324
Kenya 98 205 1,662 1,418
Malawi 0 0 58 80
United Kingdom 3 8 36 31
Other Europe 14 4 110 97
Brazil 0 0 58 39
Other Countries 15 20 380 491
Total 3,339 2,930 31,862 29,518
Green Tea 559 252 4,638 4,304
Black Tea 1,484 1,599 13,719 12,027
Imports by Country of Origin - HONG KONG (Metric Tons)
Country From Oct
2012
India 32 45 280 318
Sri Lanka 296 311 3,602 3,702
China 365 386 4,665 3,760
Taiwan 49 31 348 445
Japan 24 47 364 351
Other Asia 53 68 655 634
United Kingdom 9 9 48 77
Other Countries 16 8 174 229
Total 844 905 10,136 9,516
Re-Exports 270 146 2,083 1,758
Net Imports 574 759 8,053 7,758
Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION.
Country From Nov
2012
India 2,348 1,336 19,215 13,853
Bangladesh 0 0 1,083 194
Sri Lanka 535 0 4,247 668
Indonesia 448 471 4,879 3,507
China 1,156 408 3,577 3,450
Vietnam 809 579 6,335 5,637
Burundi 341 187 3,849 3,273
Kenya 7,210 7,229 64,033 70,564
Malawi 193 99 1,342 1,412
Rwanda 535 212 5,866 5,561
Tanzania 257 70 2,363 1,235
Uganda 185 116 3,461 2,884
Other Africa 17 59 951 363
Other Countries 0 28 449 222
Total 14,034 10,794 121,650 112,823
Black Tea 14,011 10,724 119,734 112,083
Green Tea 23 70 1,915 740
Imports by Country of Origin - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
SOURCE: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.
Country From Sep
2012
India 12 38 314 255
Sri Lanka 177 271 1,443 1,848
Indonesia 55 102 577 698
China 311 262 3,133 2,743
Vietnam 2,070 2,127 16,092 17,190
Other Countries 33 74 420 631
Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)
(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.
Country Month 2012 2013 Period
from 1st Jan 2012 2013
UNITED KINGDOM (a) NOV 9,486 10,002 11 111,992 103,857
FRANCE OCT 1,369 1,278 10 12,046 12,128
GERMANY (b) SEP 2,315 2,299 9 20,903 20,781
IRELAND REP OCT 836 784 10 5,611 7,290
POLAND SEP 2,075 2,518 9 21,402 22,413
SWITZERLAND JUL-SEP 459 300 9 1,295 1,414
RUSSIAN FED. APR-JUN 39,335 41,831 6 82,641 84,598
CANADA OCT 1,476 1,461 10 13,406 13,212
USA OCT 10,953 11,220 10 108,069 109,022
CHILE SEP 1,308 507 9 16,200 15,132
HONG KONG OCT 574 759 10 8,053 7,758
JAPAN OCT 3,339 2,930 10 31,862 29,518
PAKISTAN NOV 14,034 10,794 11 121,650 112,823
TAIWAN SEP 2,658 2,874 9 21,979 23,365
Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar
Week beginning Week beginning 2nd Dec
INDIA/RUPEE 62.26 61.10 61.91 61.97 61.95
BANGLADESH/TAKA 77.66 77.70 77.65 77.67 77.66
Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2013
1) KOLKATA - QUANTITIES INCLUDE PRIVATE SALES. 2) CHITTAGONG - THE RATE OF CESS IS 1% AD VALOREM. 3) ALL
QUANTITIES REPRESENT ACTUAL REPORTED WEIGHT, NOT ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES. 4) SALES HELD DURING A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE ATTRIBUTED WHOLLY TO THE EARLIER MONTH. 5) PRICES REPRESENT THE AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY PRODUCERS FOR ALL TEAS SOLD IN AUCTION IN THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED.
Week
Beginning 02-Dec 09-Dec 16-Dec 23-Dec 30-Dec Jan-Dec
MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price
Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf In Excise
Duty 3,317 158.49 3,366 151.89 2,915 150.91 3,293 148.69 120,534 162.59 Dust 1,228 151.91 889 149.57 1,054 140.06 1,066 137.96 42,123 149.68
Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 2,929 123.37 2,773 120.52 2,515 118.50
Dust 1,094 128.49 1,075 125.36 911 119.85
Kochi Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 177 118.46 136 117.15 182 110.56 0 171 104.80 7,509 117.82
Dust 944 96.42 1,243 97.17 1,234 99.41 0 1,190 101.87 45,916 112.66
Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg
Leaf 0 1,012 192.68 1,135 189.20 1,416 191.19 1,253 189.17 46,725 223.27
Dust 0 222 189.77 264 190.13 258 195.16 205 197.13 8,614 231.10
Colombo SL Rs/Kg
High-Grown 1,330 448.66 1,546 445.55 1,629 434.47 0 941 442.25 70,312 401.72
Med-Grown 872 442.48 1,085 449.75 1,096 436.39 0 581 454.69 49,540 396.36
Low-Grown 3,850 515.95 4,356 537.95 4,390 541.83 0 1,986 534.45
209,415 469.68
ALL TEA 6,052 490.58 6,987 503.81 7,115 501.01 0 3,508 496.50
329,267 444.14
Jakarta US Cts/Kg
INDONESIA 682 170.19 538 178.51 686 184.99 33,049 198.01
Mombasa US Cts/Kg
Burundi 118 231.00 132 238.00 197 243.00 156 251.00 8,407 239.00
Congo 11 180.00 3 200.00 2 170.00 0 199 190.00
Kenya 5,046 231.00 5,099 238.00 4,924 258.00 4,444 255.00
295,017 254.00
Madgascar 0 0 0 0 159 185.00
Malawi 0 5 185.00 2 185.00 0 288 170.00
Mozambique 30 147.00 45 163.00 76 171.00 19 137.00 2,327 150.00
Rwanda 261 268.00 325 271.00 475 256.00 354 258.00 16,176 258.00
Tanzania 74 163.00 66 156.00 134 160.00 216 167.00 6,527 168.00
Uganda 1,292 177.00 1,173 178.00 1,278 191.00 1,066 188.00 55,062 183.00
ALL TEA 6,832 221.00 6,848 228.00 7,088 243.00 6,255 240.00
384,162 241.00
Limbe US Cts/Kg
Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2012
1) KOLKATA - QUANTITIES INCLUDE PRIVATE SALES. 2) CHITTAGONG - THE RATE OF CESS IS 1% AD VALOREM. 3) ALL
QUANTITIES REPRESENT ACTUAL REPORTED WEIGHT, NOT ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES. 4) SALES HELD DURING A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE ATTRIBUTED WHOLLY TO THE EARLIER MONTH. 5) PRICES REPRESENT THE AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY PRODUCERS FOR ALL TEAS SOLD IN AUCTION IN THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED.
Week
Beginning 03-Dec 10-Dec 17-Dec 24-Dec 31/12/2012 Jan-Dec
MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price
Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf In Excise
Duty 3,137 158.96 2,819 157.50 2,959 153.02 3,266 150.50 112,202 153.83
Dust 957 149.07 959 145.74 948 144.18 1,016 148.38 38,838 140.39
Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 2,721 134.06 2,244 138.17 2,854 131.48 2,583 130.39 85,012 131.78
Dust 1,030 137.44 929 139.39 1,343 139.19 1,048 134.30 37,876 131.76
Kochi Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 195 109.93 156 113.56 223 112.89 0 8,885 100.94
Dust 988 101.46 1,057 103.77 1,078 104.34 0 48,510 95.22
Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg
Leaf 1,395 224.13 1,505 222.82 1,530 258.07 1,703 236.61 49,231 195.89
Dust 237 235.38 247 238.81 251 266.09 275 243.93 8,854 202.68
Colombo SL Rs/Kg
High-Grown 1,068 438.84 1,436 442.82 1,672 438.42 0 67,863 375.12
Med-Grown 705 396.37 965 403.01 1,107 390.19 0 48,106 349.21
Low-Grown 3,842 417.62 4,277 430.86 4,128 426.86 0
202,670 406.97
ALL TEA 5,615 418.99 6,678 429.41 6,907 423.78 0
318,639 391.47
Jakarta US Cts/Kg
INDONESIA 646 225.71 785 225.73 1,090 222.36 0 31,955 196.53
Mombasa US Cts/Kg
Burundi 138 295.00 173 290.00 165 302.00 0 8,316 299.00
Congo 4 200.00 4 222.00 0 0 240 189.00
Kenya 5,359 334.00 5,416 326.00 6,106 331.00 0
234,381 318.00
Madagascar 0 0 0 0 199 182.00
Malawi 5 182.00 14 201.00 2 201.00 0 1,996 115.00
Mozambique 52 116.00 48 120.00 24 141.00 0 2,340 109.00
Rwanda 354 291.00 487 286.00 330 307.00 0 16,788 287.00
Tanzania 118 180.00 97 169.00 173 182.00 0 8,665 146.00
Uganda 950 217.00 1,008 215.00 1,195 221.00 0 48,619 187.00
ALL TEA 6,980 311.00 7,247 303.00 7,995 309.00 0
321,544 288.00
Limbe US Cts/Kg
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
252 160 200 247 374 170 221 159
week1
248 162 199 244 385 179 228 154
week2
239 163 192 247 383 185 243 152
week3
236 0 245 0 240 0
week4
165 380 159
week5
