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As per the notification issued by the Assam govt on Feb 23, it notified an interim enhancement of wages for tea plantation workers by Rs. 5...

"As per our estimates, domestic production in CY2020 is expected to be lower by 12 per cent on a year-on-year (basis), assuming that no fur...

In the first eight months of FY2020, tea auction prices in North India (Assam and West Bengal) remained flat.

Prices at NI auctions, after initially witnessing a firm trend, dipped marginally during the months of September and October 2018.

Tea is a fixed cost-intensive industry, with labour costs accounting for around 60% of the total cost of production.

The company produces 67 million kg of tea.

Export volumes during first four months of CY2017 have increased by around 5.7%; the realizations also witnessed an increase, albeit modest...

Despite the buoyancy in prices though, continuing cost pressures, with the increase in wage rates, are likely to keep the margins and debt ...

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However, continuing cost pressures, attributable to the increase in wage rates, kept margins and debt coverage indicators under check, ICRA...

Labour costs have accounted for around 45% of the total cost of production, tea being a fixed cost-intensive industry.

"We have asked ourselves, what if something (adverse) happens to tea 20 years from now and what are the alternatives we should look into."

In the current year, the drop in tea production till May 2014 due to an unfavourable weather conditions is expected to firm up tea prices.

McLeod Russel India Ltd, the world's largest bulk tea company, today said tea prices were likely to stay firm for the year.

South India’s largest tea producer Harrisons Malayalam Ltd (HML), an RPG group company, is moving out of the consumer packet tea business t...