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New season Darjeeling first flush tea receives record price of Rs 23,000 per kgGolden Tips procured the organic white teas at Rs 23,000 per kg and moonlight tea at Rs 21,000 per kg, the season’s highest so far. Golden ...
Covid-induced uncertainty dampens demand for premium Darjeeling teaA few buyers from Germany and Japan have offered a marginal price hike while other buyers are negotiating for a lower price for the tea whi...
First harvest of tea in Assam, West Bengal hit by dry spell in MarchA concern for the industry is the surge in Covid-19 cases, as it could impact movement of tea from the tea estates to the auction centres a...
Heavy winter rain brings hope of bumper 'first flush' crop in Bengal tea beltAfter months long dry spell, heavy showers during last week have brought smiles back in the tea belt in Bengal. Blessed with the winter tim...
Darjeeling tea losing out in global tradeMajor importers like Germany & Japan, which have been buyers of first flush teas from Darjeeling for decades, first want to check the quali...
387 tea estates in Bengal may not open immediately as Mamata Banerjee is yet to give a nod"If the gardens were opened today we would have been able to salvage 40% of the first flush teas which is the largest revenue earner for Da...
Lockdown crimps Bengal, Assam tea production 10%Industry executives said that new leaves, due for plucking, were left untouched since March 22 after the lockdown took effect.
Darjeeling tea planters upbeat over good first-flush ratesOf the annual Darjeeling tea production of 8.5 million kg, nearly 1.7 million kg is first flush teas.
Makaibari bags best ever price for first flush tea at Rs 19,363 a kgLegendary tea planter and Makaibari chairman Rajah Banerjee described this tea as a “very delicate, subtle first flush with a pitchy and fr...
Rains wash off tea's premium edgeIf rains do not stop in one week, production of first flush tea may fall 15-20%.
Darjeeling’s high value first flush tea under troubleOccasional snowing in hills or pleasant not so chilly foothills. Behind these delights, a big worry is brewing up for the tea planters in h...
Dry spell threatens Darjeeling’s first-flush tea productionTea planters in Darjeeling and the foothills of sub-Himalayan West Bengal are worried over the lack of post-winter rains, a condition that ...
- Weak Europe demand hits Darjeeling tea
First flush tea, which has a distinctive light colour and aroma, fetches the maximum revenues for Darjeeling's tea industry.
- Rainfall deficit delays first flush tea in Assam
Tea plantations in several parts of Assam are reeling under rainfall shortage. This has led to a delay in the arrival of first flush of tea...
- Financial crisis takes a toll on Darjeeling tea
The global economic crisis has affected the Darjeeling tea industry. The premium first flush teas, which become available in the market fro...
- Dooars row may hit ‘first flush’ tea
The ongoing political upheaval in Dooars may soon hit the high-quality and highly valued ‘first flush’ tea trade there. Dooars contributes ...
- Snowfall to hit first flush Darjeeling tea
Snowfall in Darjeeling and freezing foothills might have recently brought delight to the tourists but tea planters have already started mak...