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Lockdown and uneven rainfall hits tea crop, prices firm up at auctions

The production in north India, comprising Assam and north Bengal, is down by 40 per cent from January to June as compared to the figures of 2019

Tea garden workers follow social distancing guidelines while working in a tea estate, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Dharmanagar in Tripura. Photo: PTI

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CTTA, the body which monitors tea auctions in Kolkata, said that the crop shortfall due to lockdown and rains is leading to firming up of tea prices.

Press Trust of India Kolkata

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2020 | 10:43 AM IST

Tea crop during the year has been affected due to the two-month lockdown in April and May and subsequent uneven rainfall in Assam, industry experts said.

As per the Indian Tea Association (ITA) estimates the production in north India, comprising Assam and north Bengal is down by 40 per cent from January to June as compared to the figures of 2019.

ITA secretary general Arijit Raha said: "We are awaiting the figures for July which will come in a few days."

In Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri in north Bengal, lesser quantity of green leaf is being plucked due to large scale absenteeism which

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Tea firms Tea production Assam tea auctions Rain tea garden Tea prices

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