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Darjeeling tea industry seeks Centre's support amid deepening financial stressDarjeeling's famed tea industry is facing severe financial strain due to aging bushes, climate woes, and labor shortages, leading to a sign...- The operations network behind Amazon's play to become India's everyday storeAmazon is reshaping India's quick-commerce sector through significant investments in foundational infrastructure rather than merely focusin...
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- Tea crop affected in north India due to rains: TAIThe crop declined 11 per cent in Assam in June 2022 at 76.87 million kg from 86.37 million kg in the same month of previous year. In Barak ...
- Tea production down by more than 10% due to heavy rain, flooding in Assam and West BengalThough tea prices have risen by 25-40% on an average, industry executives say that lockdowns in the tea growing regions coupled with irregu...
- COVID-19: Assam tea planters stare at Rs 1,218 crore lossAs per the Tea Board of India official figures, the annual average price of tea of North India (which includes Assam) at the Indian auction...
- Despite tensions, tea exports to Pakistan may rise in 2019Industry executives said that since Kenya’s tea crop had declined owing to a severe drought, prices shot up 15-20% at the Mombasa auction.
- Tea output may fall 25% due to dry spellIn May last year, Assam’s tea estates had produced 62.53 million kg of tea.
- Drought conditions affect Darjeeling tea productionKallol Datta said that so far, crop loss in the premium tea producing region was down by 40 per cent from the last year.
- Unfavourable weather condition continues in Upper Assam affecting tea productionAccording to reports from Indian Tea Association (ITA) the weather is hot and severe hailstorms have been reported which has resulted in co...
- Dry spell takes a toll on global tea productionGlobal tea production is heading towards a shortfall in January-March quarter of 2009 due to prevailing dry spell in major tea producing na...
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