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Amid soaring tensions, India's tea exports to Pakistan tank over 50%

India's tea exports to Pakistan during January-August 2019 stood at 3.14 million kg, valued at $4.80 million, against 6.17 m kg (worth $9.02 million) during the same period last year

Industry struggles to up tea prices at auctions as output plays spoilsport

Widespread availability of low-grade leaves adds to companies woes as auction prices dip in Kolkata and Guwahati

Govt mulls fixing minimum benchmark prices for different grades of tea

The main export markets for India are Iran, China, UAE, Pakistan and CIS countries like Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

Tea Board of India undertakes garden grading exercise for second time

The findings of this exercise, the Board believes, will help it advice tea firms on the exact steps they need to take to better estates and their financial position

Tea board to revive Tea Council of India to curb sub-standard exports

TCI will comprise retired industry executives and will act as a self-regulatory body for the sector

Tea Board to do surprise checks, raid sellers to flush out spurious produce

Tea sold below Rs 60 a kg to trigger suprise checks, sample to be sent for testing at FSSAI; sub-standard produce to seized and destroyed

Tea companies claim revenue loss as Board decides to improve quality

Firms claim the board's move to shut tea gardens for a while, ostensibly made in order to improve tea quality, has not boosted prices

This is how AI, digital tech can be blended for that perfect cup of brew

A database of all registered STGs will be uploaded at the back-end which will drive and feed information to the android based app

Tea Board invites bids for detailed project report on proposed Odisha park

India also to be the largest consumer of tea globally

Tea Board wants better e-auction system, but won't lead overhaul process

Instead, it wants stakeholders in tea industry to lead e-auction modernisation drive and evolve requisite software and platform

Tea Board plans Jebel Ali-style integrated park near Dhamra port

Tea Board India might set up an 'integrated tea park' close to the Dhmara port in north Odisha. This is proposed as an export-oriented unit, with facilities for warehousing, packaging, blending, testing and allied activities.The Board was keen to locate this in the eastern region and has found Dhamra an appropriate site. A letter asking for the land "on or near the port" has been sent by Priyanka Basu Ingty, secretary, Tea Board, to L N Gupta, principal secretary of the Odisha government for small and medium enterprises.The proposed park is to be modelled on the DMCC Tea Centre at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The aim is to promote India as an investment destination and manufacturing hub for tea, attracting global brands here and meeting their warehousing, blending, packaging and labelling requirements. The minimum area needed for the tea park is 0.5 million sq ft."We have received proposals from the Government of India for development of a tea park in Dhamra and a spices park in .

India's April-Sept tea exports drop 5% as Pakistan cuts purchases

Exports to Pakistan fell 48% during the period to 4.34 million kg, while exports to Iran rose 31.3% to 10.90 million kg

Tea Board freezes new e-auction settlement

Trades to continue but earlier payment procedures will apply till glitches addressed in next 4 weeks

Tea sellers criticise e-auction after Rs 167-cr payment hold-up

The auction was proposed in order to imporve transparency, particularly for small tea growers and minimise interference of middlemen

Tea Board must reinvent itself to meet industry needs: Commerce secy

She said reinvention is necessary to meet industry demands

Tea Board defers start of pan India e-auction

Pan India e-auction was launched on May 9, 2016

Assam tea industry at unease with new auction system

Wants the new system to be put on hold till issues resolved

Tea Board launches e-auction to bring uniformity in rules

Earlier, the rule stated that a buyer registered with a particular auction centre has to buy tea from that same centre only