Darjeeling tea struggles to make a comeback; Japanese buyers absent | Business Standards News

2021-11-16 19:07:52 By : Mr. Edmend Tang

Topic tea prices | Tea production | Germany

Avishek Rakshit | Kolkata last updated on June 23, 2018 00:34 IST

So far, Darjeeling tea has failed to fulfill consumers' hopes of a comeback after a year because the industry has been plagued by issues such as stagnant production and prices, labor shortages, and the loss of Japanese and European buyers.

According to industry executives, from January to April this year, the first batch of tea production mainly accounted for 1.35 million kilograms (mkg), the same as last year. The price is 600-650 rupees per kilogram, stagnating compared to last year. "However, excessive rainfall and lack of sunlight hinder the production of...

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