Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)

  

MONTHLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY

APRIL 2014

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Monthly Statistical Summary: April, 2014 Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)

  Period from 1st PRODUCTION Month 2013 2014 2013 2014 Jan (months) N E INDIA Feb 1,540 1,130

  2 4,340 4,930

  SOUTH INDIA Feb 12,320 14,170

  2 31,440 30,970

  BANGLADESH Feb

  46

  56 2 234 306

  SRI LANKA Feb 24,878 22,475

  2 48,055 47,949

  INDONESIA * Dec 5,400 5,500

  12 62,482 61,000

  KENYA Feb 38,503 33,770

  2 83,893 78,740

  MALAWI Feb 5,120 6,144

  2 11,169 14,344

  TANZANIA * Dec 3,802 2,695

  12 32,282 32,124

  UGANDA Jan 6,052 3,008

  12 57,938 59,934

  TOTAL

Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)

  PRODUCTION Notes MAR'11-FEB'12 MAR'12-FEB'13 MAR'13-FEB'14 N E INDIA 874,270 887,680 958,030 SOUTH INDIA 235,180 241,400 242,130 BANGLADESH 58,783 62,191 63,231 SRI LANKA 329,761 332,088 340,044

  INDONESIA * 65,581 61,582 52,000 KENYA 369,820 398,838 427,300 MALAWI 47,173 39,937 49,638 TANZANIA * 32,733 33,480 24,318 UGANDA 54,375 60,807 50,820 TOTAL 2,067,676 2,118,003 2,207,511

  FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES; INDIA, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INDONESIA (STATE-OWNED

ESTATES ONLY), KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective Tea Boards; MALAWI, UGANDA & ZIMBABWE - Respective Tea Associations; *

MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2012 & 2013 AND ROLLING TOTALS ARE UP TO DEC. '13 ONLY.

Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 8,070 6,220 20,230 15,400 Germany 2,950 2,300 7,830 7,470 Ireland 860 800 2,240 2,160 Netherlands 920 1,150 3,130 2,890 Poland 1,140 1,530 3,430 4,260 CIS 15,570 12,930 57,940 52,810 Other Europe Canada 390 330 1,030 1,010 USA 4,070 3,780 11,190 14,070 Afghanistan 200 720 640 2,300 Iran 5,940 5,870 14,420 22,340 Iraq

  40

  10

  90

  10 Japan 1,480 990 3,340 3,240

  Pakistan 8,730 6,620 21,650 18,970 Singapore 120

  70 380 290

  Sri Lanka 530 390 1,840 1,670 Turkey 250

  30 290 190

  Saudi Arabia 1,230 820 2,690 2,470 UAE 7,960 9,160 18,800 22,090 Other Asia Egypt 3,100 1,300 9,740 7,490 Kenya 1,010 760 3,270 1,870 Tunisia Other Africa Australia 790 660 3,740 3,050 Other Countries 12,150 8,450 20,350 25,810 Total 77,500 64,890 208,260 211,860 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF INDIA (Provisional figures for 2012 & 2013, including Instant Tea).

  Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 United Kingdom

Exports by Country of Destination - SRI LANKA (Metric Tons)

  Ukraine 887 909 8,026 8,749 Other CIS 1,442 1,447 14,522 14,397 Other Europe 574 703 6,920 8,110 Canada

  Other Countries 498 619 5,238 6,057

  2 Australia 317 201 2,739 2,648

  20

  Tunisia

  36 217 1,860 2,299

  Iran 3,466 3,776 38,126 38,416 Iraq 2,330 1,626 23,483 22,153 Israel 115 198 1,408 1,481 Japan 1,039 836 9,545 8,821 Jordan 744 749 9,398 7,632 Kuwait 1,210 612 7,308 16,022 Lebanon 235 145 2,124 2,816 Pakistan 518 4,487 604 Saudi Arabia 278 251 4,481 3,520 Syria 2,486 1,841 24,719 21,059 Turkey 2,760 3,265 23,131 32,202 UAE 1,375 1,320 11,583 17,531 Other Asia 999 837 7,919 9,163 Egypt 140 106 3,649 2,017 Libya 1,062 1,196 16,326 6,521 South Africa

  95 24 499 611

  USA 246 253 2,950 3,737 Chile 699 940 6,555 6,838 Hong Kong 371 487 4,390 4,920 India

  31 73 615 567

  Country To Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 United Kingdom 149

  68 1,693 833

  Netherlands 228 170 2,239 2,253 Poland 228 265 2,412 2,778 Russian Federation

  12 106 1,775 1,376

  Italy

  92 27 1,077 765

  Germany 627 585 5,630 6,558 Greece

  49 62 955 870

  France

  49 238 987 1,240

  Finland

  4,355 4,119 47,250 45,683

Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)

  90 39 233 263

  Senegal 493 534 1,422 1,320 Togo 841 267 1,723 1,675 Tunisia 376 409 704 614 Other Africa 2,142 1,160 5,901 2,316 Other Countries 197 146 383 368 Total 21,016 14,823 50,636 44,321 Black Tea 2,869 1,796 5,799 4,305 Green Tea 15,608 11,276 39,850 35,506 Oolong Tea 1,390 1,192 2,382 3,066 Jasmine Tea 927 360 2,024 906

  63 597 590

  Mali 364 346 1,186 972 Mauritania 551 700 2,113 2,388 Morocco 3,591 2,834 7,466 9,947 Niger 201

  91 808 570

  Ghana 494

  73 170 467 898

  Other Asia 692 476 2,068 2,035 Algeria 445 936 1,475 2,691 Gambia

  Country To Feb 2013 Feb 2014 Cumulative 2013 Cumulative 2014 United Kingdom 169 135 310 290 France 454 226 903 513 Germany 942 775 2,004 2,234 Netherlands 198 120 405 184 Poland 132

  39 318 173

  67 1,453 370

  Hong Kong 671 493 1,616 1,312 Iran 385

  88 391 408

  USA 1,365 783 3,677 1,581 Afghanistan 279

  94 128 281 201

  Uzbekistan 1,509 492 3,922 1,269 Other CIS 729 319 1,765 1,315 Other Europe 358 366 771 775 Canada

  1,006 710 2,405 2,158

  Russian Federation

  Japan 1,511 1,191 2,559 3,305 Pakistan 664 720 1,310 1,586 Singapore

Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)

  Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 476 498 9,121 6,657 Germany 232 228 4,919 5,184 Netherlands

  74 81 711 1,297

  Poland 409 301 3,558 3,802 CIS 1,111 900 11,703 11,431 Other Europe 129

  50 857 706

  USA 188 310 4,000 4,813 Afghanistan 134 951 186 India

  48 204 1,114 1,415

  Iran 111

  88 1,298 1,097

  Malaysia 360 1,057 7,222 8,877 Pakistan 744 894 8,876 8,221 Singapore

  76 102 809 882

  UAE 283 117 2,048 2,640 Other Asia 358 967 6,452 7,516 Kenya

  77

  78 Australia 145 160 2,003 2,045

  Other Countries 170 244 4,352 3,995 Total 5,048 6,201 70,071 70,842

Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 China

  43 71 144

  71 Japan 117 24 196

  66 Hong Kong

  13

  19

  36

  44 USA

  59

  39

  88

  80 Other Countries

  52 54 176 189

  Total 284 207 640 450 Source: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.

Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 United Kingdom 6,493 5,963 11,753 10,242 Ireland Rep 526 358 924 605 Netherlands 260 111 375 320 Poland 533 309 1,077 1,059 Russian

  1,690 1,695 3,669 3,803

  Federation Kazhakstan 1,332 1,090 2,854 2,048 Other CIS

  21

  72 Other Europe 26 110 100 349

  Canada 227 249 318 824 USA 536 260 709 500 Afghanistan 3,358 3,620 6,372 7,208 India 384 305 691 575 Iran 677 506 1,225 1,544 Pakistan 10,012 7,705 20,237 17,192 Sri Lanka

  90 85 179 134

  UAE 2,225 3,234 4,723 7,416 Yemen 1,178 1,491 2,373 3,194 Other Asia 1,083 1,111 1,973 2,418 Egypt 10,023 9,636 17,748 16,954 Somalia 182 461 666 982 Sudan 1,532 2,780 3,269 4,520 Other Countries 563 916 1,531 1,597 Total 42,930 42,016 82,766 83,556 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF KENYA (PROVISIONAL); INCLUDES TEA IMPORTED AND RE-EXPORTED.

Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 1,418 1,414 14,786 11,588 Netherlands 119

  46 564 1,047

  Other Europe

  73 142 1,542 871

  USA 471

  23 3,284 3,847

  Pakistan

  97 154 2,292 1,093

  Kenya (a) 1,296 673 10,790 8,640 Other Countries 398 248 4,613 5,778 Total 2,588 1,755 27,776 26,087 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 Kenya (a) 5,605 3,008 52,277 54,863 Total 5,605 3,008 52,277 54,863

  

PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS. * MONTHLY FIGURES

RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)

  Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom

  73 2,015 1,626

  Germany

  35 46 2,452 1,544

  Netherlands 192

  74 2,286 1,890

  USA 2,645 1,639 47,593 48,008 Chile 886 1,307 12,234 11,251 Other Countries 539 367 8,239 7,865 Total Black Tea 4,370 3,433 74,819 72,184 Green Tea 105 150 2,087 2,186 Total 4,475 3,583 76,906 74,370

Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Country From Cumulative 2014 2013 2014 2013

  India 1,775 1,389 4,007 3,852 Sri Lanka

  82 188 220 270

  Indonesia 530 314 1,046 705 China 289 159 593 599 Taiwan

  1

  1

  5

  10 Iran

  20 Singapore

  3

  1

  3

  1 Turkey

  20

  2

  20

  25 Vietnam

  1

  10

  47

  23 UAE 110 9 228

  47 Other Asia

  6

  24

  23

  36 Kenya 4,376 4,603 11,053 9,286

  Malawi 219 212 505 559 Rwanda

  58

  65

  37 South Africa 135 191 222 390

  Tanzania 416 362 751 521 Uganda

  24

  70

  76 Zimbabwe 74 172

  Other Africa

  6

  70

  6

  74 Argentina

  47

  48

  96

  48 Brazil

  2

  40 Germany

  80 66 184 262

  Netherlands

  22 179 104 194

  Other EC 411 470 864 826 Countries Other Europe 308 366 547 586 Other Countries

  26 28 135

  70 Total 9,019 8,692 20,988 18,537

  Re-Exports 1,697 1,623 3,398 3,265 Net Imports 7,322 7,069 17,590 15,272

  FIGURES RELATING TO 2013 IMPORTS FROM INDIA, INDONESIA AND ALL AFRICAN ORIGINS HAVE BEEN AMENDED AND ARE

UNDER INVESTIGATION BY UK CUSTOMS. (1) FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH, NOT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. (2)

Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 Belgium/Lux. 164 123 290 302 Denmark

  3

  17

  4

  20 France

  86 81 152 134

  Germany 136

  54 195

  74 Ireland 368 418 833 727

  Italy

  21

  29

  56

  48 Finland

  3

  10

  7

  20 Netherlands 104 14 135

  20 Poland 102 50 133 150

  Spain

  32

  34

  64

  96 Sweden

  7

  4

  11

  7 Other EC 102 127 209 176

  Countries Norway

  20

  14

  31

  17 Switzerland 140 111 228 204

  CIS

  9

  3

  13

  8 Other Europe

  4

  2

  8

  9 Canada 132 269 490 649

  USA

  83 62 159 257

  Japan

  86 83 156 142

  UAE

  17

  6

  29

  16 Australia

  18

  1

  24

  14 Other Countries 60 111 171 175

  Total 1,697 1,623 3,398 3,265

  

H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR FEBRUARY 2014. (2) UNITED

KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE COPYRIGHT; REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR PART IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BUSINESS & TRADE STATISTICS LTD.

Stocks of Tea in the United Kingdom (Metric Tons)

  At Last Friday In DEC JAN FEB DEC JAN FEB 2012/13 2012/13 2012/13 2013/14 2013/14 2013/14 Primary wholesalers 6,070 6,293 6,429 6,633 6,495 6,642

Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg)

  124 Mar12/Feb13

  120 Apr12/Mar13

  121 May12/Apr13

  122 Jun12/May13

  122 Jul12/Jun13

  124 Aug12/Jul13

  

121

Sep12/Aug13

  117 Oct12/Sep13

  116 Nov12/Oct13

  116 Dec12/Nov13

  115 Jan-Dec13

  113 Feb13/Jan14

  113 Mar13/Feb14

Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons)

  SOURCE: NATIONALE DES STATISTIQUES DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH; * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

  Country From Jan* 2012 Jan* 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India

  29 70 511 669

  Sri Lanka 141

  99 1,447 1,315

  Indonesia

  15 25 167 201

  China 625 554 6,377 6,782 United Kingdom

  52 140 737 736

  Bel/Lux 189 197 1,872 1,990 Germany 200 139 1,740 1,963 Other Countries 331 409 4,984 5,233 Total 1,582 1,633 17,835 18,889 Black Tea 856 811 9,064 9,419 Green Tea 726 822 8,771 9,470 Re-Exports 330 344 3,105 3,765 Black Tea 196 173 1,642 1,856 Green Tea 134 171 1,463 1,909 Net Imports 1,252 1,289 14,730 15,124

Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)

  Vietnam 197

  United Kingdom

  Country From Nov 2012 Nov 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 984 1,070 7,529 7,628 Sri Lanka 840 842 7,047 7,458 Indonesia 271 186 2,993 3,609 China 312 263 2,860 2,609 Turkey

  18

  77

  Papua New Guinea

  92 30 994 954

  Netherlands

  53 236 1,233 856

  92 3,377 1,767

  72 1,865 1,617

  Argentina 116

  89 1,447 2,156

  Other Africa 114

  22 44 419 459

  Zimbabwe

  9 13 283 699

  Kenya 128 252 1,093 1,156 Malawi

  22 201 1,549 1,639

Imports by Country of Origin - IRELAND REP (Metric Tons)

  SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH; * MONTHLY FIGURES RERLATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

  Net Imports 377 382 6,692 7,008

  Black Tea in packages

  234 209 3,814 3,774

  Green Tea in packages above 3 kg

  83 30 369 383

  Total 3,163 3,351 29,483 32,386 Green Tea in packages below 3 kg

  57 137 192 744

  Other Countries

  68 1,099 1,101

  Argentina 136

  96 1,321 1,674

  Other Africa 138 182 1,548 1,544 Germany 330 264 2,670 3,540 Netherlands 259 180 2,637 2,225 Other Europe 146

  1,063 258

  Country From Jan* 2012 Jan* 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 400 620 3,474 4,082 Sri Lanka 184 139 2,295 2,034 China 224 156 2,241 2,027 Indonesia 412 276 3,201 3,814 Vietnam 310 382 3,509 3,268 Kenya 567 851 4,233 6,075 Malawi

  88 86 1,126 733

  Country From Jan* 2012 Jan* 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India

  15

  33 33 785 671

  China

  6

  6

  97

  76 Sri Lanka

  11 Kenya 167 167 3,777 3,727

  Total 465 468 7,818 7,741 Re-Exports

  Tanzania

  44

  50 Other Africa

  43 43 236 436

  United Kingdom 205 207 2,553 2,454 Other Countries

  11 12 311 316

Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)

Imports by Country of Origin - RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Metric Tons)

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India

  46,000 50,900

  Sri Lanka

  47,000 44,600

  Indonesia

  14,000 10,800

  China

  15,300 13,900

  Vietnam

  23,000 13,000

  Kenya

  19,500 21,400

  United Kingdom

  30

  40 Germany 1,200 1,400

  Poland

  300 720

  Other CIS

  3,600 3,900

  Other Europe

  600 840

  Papua New Guinea

  2,200 2,100

  Other Countries

  7,399 10,400

  Total 180,129 174,000 SOURCE: STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE; Quarterly figures are not available; Figures are ITC estimates.

Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 101

  20 244 238

  Sri Lanka

  47 46 158 207

  Indonesia

  18

  1

  79

  74 United Kingdom 364 380 1,710 1,819

  Germany 176 204 566 685 Netherlands

  89 4 126

  Other Europe 145 157 460 548 Argentina Other Countries 508 576 1,393 2,167 Total 1,359 1,473 4,614 5,864 Re-Exports 870 1,098 2,830 4,075 Net Imports 489 375 1,784 1,789

Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 215 192 2,609 1,875 Sri Lanka

  70 106 945 714

  Indonesia

  66 10 356 358

  China

  86 97 866 938

  Kenya 398 298 1,936 2,797 USA 271 142 2,392 2,977 United Kingdom 381 373 3,236 3,444 Other Countries 127 182 1,982 1,633 Total Black Tea 1,614 1,400 14,322 14,736 Green Tea 312 338 3,754 3,486 Total Imports 1,926 1,738 18,076 18,222 Re-Exports 143

  75 1,656 1,752

  Net Imports 1,783 1,663 16,420 16,470 EXCLUDING IMPORTS OF INSTANT TEA; * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 899 1,153 11,237 12,729 Sri Lanka 291 298 3,793 4,238 Indonesia 121 404 4,105 4,089 China 1,101 753 12,938 10,709 Taiwan

  35 48 408 453

  Turkey

  22 109 168 258

  Vietnam 566 758 7,162 7,804 Kenya 116 350 1,760 1,818 Malawi

  43 259 3,729 4,473

  South Africa

  8 3 102 399

  Tanzania

  115 124

  Other Africa

  98 89 2,396 1,606

  Argentina 2,511 2,716 49,161 50,069 Brazil

  386

  3 Ecuador

  84 20 484 446

  United Kingdom

  56 82 880 1,081

  Germany 248 139 3,758 2,939 Georgia

  84 Papua New Guinea 38 434 462

  Other Countries 266 395 2,987 3,922 Total Black Tea 6,465 7,614 106,087 107,622 India 127

  65 890 1,036

  China 1,481 661 12,631 14,234 Japan

  92 113 1,244 1,700

  Other Countries 620 525 4,801 5,564 Total Green Tea 2,320 1,364 19,566 22,534 Total All Tea 8,785 8,978 125,653 130,156 * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2013 2014 2013 2014 Sri Lanka 628 608 901 1,458 Indonesia

  66 108 121 173

  China

  15

  37

  29

  55 Kenya

  27

  27 54 120

  Argentina 1,530 521 3,163 1,312 Brazil

  24 Other Countries 98 215 141 361

  Total 2,364 1,516 4,409 3,503

Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 443 360 3,064 3,129 Sri Lanka 1,040 831 9,945 9,322 Indonesia

  87 102 805 743

  China 1,203 1,669 20,576 19,509 Taiwan

  60 30 480 727

  Vietnam

  11 75 338 361

  Kenya 107

  96 1,801 1,554

  Malawi

  2

  20

  58

  81 United Kingdom

  4

  3

  40

  45 Other Europe

  6 8 132 109

  Brazil

  19

  78

  39 Other Countries 93 105 418 533

  Total 3,056 3,318 37,735 36,152 Green Tea 480 569 5,473 4,875 Black Tea 1,752 1,479 16,638 15,648 Other Tea 823 1,270 15,624 15,629 * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Imports by Country of Origin - HONG KONG (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India

  43 43 336 396

  Sri Lanka 393 434 4,359 4,596 China 482 529 5,462 4,563 Taiwan

  36 52 430 586

  Japan

  26 18 442 420

  Other Asia

  38 91 806 716

  United Kingdom

  7

  7

  64

  93 Other Countries

  23 21 205 281

  Total 1,048 1,195 12,104 11,651 Re-Exports 170 209 2,455 2,167 Net Imports 878 986 9,649 9,484 * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2013 2014 2013 2014 India 1,304 2,087 3,788 4,208 Bangladesh

  24 Sri Lanka 68 480

  Indonesia 420 673 762 1,153 China 815 275 1,599 1,052 Vietnam 674 183 2,125 562 Burundi 183 336 463 649 Kenya 8,286 7,889 15,989 15,090 Malawi

  54 78 207

  78 Rwanda 513 670 1,023 1,388

  Tanzania 179 123 340 241 Uganda 258 527 590 694 Other Africa

  4 159 5 210

  Other Countries

  48

  22 Total 12,758 13,000 27,443 25,347

  Black Tea 12,598 12,913 27,187 25,025 Green Tea 160

  87 257 322 SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION.

Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)

  Period Country Month 2012 2013 2012 2013 from 1st Jan UNITED KINGDOM (a)

  FEB* 7,186 6,922

  2 17,231 15,263 (b)

  FRANCE JAN* 1,252 1,289 12 14,730 15,124 GERMANY NOV 2,774 3,108 11 26,410 26,596

  IRELAND REP JAN* 377 382 12 6,692 7,008 POLAND JAN* 3,163 3,351 12 29,483 32,386 SWITZERLAND OCT-DEC 489 375 12 1,784 1,789 RUSSIAN FED. OCT-DEC 12 180,129 174,000 CANADA JAN* 1,783 1,663 12 16,420 16,470 USA JAN* 8,785 8,978 12 125,653 130,156 CHILE (b) FEB* 2,364 1,516 2 4,409 3,503 HONG KONG JAN* 878 986 12 9,649 9,484 JAPAN JAN* 3,056 3,318 12 37,735 36,152 PAKISTAN (b) FEB* 12,758 13,000 2 27,443 25,347 TAIWAN FEB* 1,162 1,184 2 3,756 3,492

  (a) FIGURES GIVEN HERE REPRESENT NET IMPORTS (CUSTOMS FIGURES) ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN STOCKS IN WAREHOUSES. AS PART OF THESE STOCKS ARE ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES, "THE IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION" FIGURES ARE TO THAT EXTENT APPROXIMATE. (b) FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 & 2014 RESPECTIVELY. * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 AND 2014 RESPECTIVELY.

Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar

  Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning 3rd Mar 10th Mar 17th Mar 24th Mar 31st Mar

  INDIA/RUPEE

  62.03

  60.88

  61.17

  60.81

  59.72 BANGLADESH/TAKA

  77.71

  77.71

  77.71

  77.53

  77.60 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 130.62 130.55 130.60 130.65 130.70

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2014

  

High-Grown 1,509 439.52 1,389 437.28 1,334 431.70 1,433 432.43 16,687 441.74

Med-Grown 898 419.55 962 417.74 899 424.73 1,000 419.79 11,301 429.77

Low-Grown 4,199 484.80 4,346 491.44 4,251 498.88 4,079 492.02 49,520 514.31

ALL TEA 6,606 486.82 6,697 484.33 6,484 476.67 6,512 476.76 77,508 495.06

  

MALAWI 217 145.53 228 142.05 333 143.23 323 136.51 2,912 151.01

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  51 156.00 38 139.00

44 139.00

34 130.00 513 164.00

Rwanda 438 226.00 347 219.00 439 219.00 578 224.00 4,146 246.00

Tanzania 199 147.00 242 141.00 113 136.00 122 136.00 1,720 155.00

Uganda 700 160.00 699 151.00 796 154.00 810 154.00 12,603 179.00

  Madgascar 5 146.00 37 164.00 Malawi 10 150.00

27 141.00

50 162.00 261 167.00 Mozambique

  

Burundi 203 219.00 155 201.00 222 206.00 252 211.00 2,147 231.00

Congo 7 180.00 9 159.00 9 156.00 2 166.00 48 172.00

Kenya 5,862 221.00 5,837 212.00 6,096 215.00 6,283 221.00 67,460 239.00

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

INDONESIA 516 167.29 624 166.08 549 165.88 619 164.83 7,499 173.84

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  1) KOLKATA - QUANTITIES INCLUDE PRIVATE SALES. 2) CHITTAGONG - THE RATE OF CESS IS 1% AD VALOREM. 3) ALL

QUANTITIES REPRESENT ACTUAL REPORTED WEIGHT, NOT ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES. 4) SALES HELD DURING

  Week Beginning 03-Mar 10-Mar 17-Mar 24-Mar Jan-Mar

  Leaf 1,256 123.30 1,130 127.96 1,100 106.11 871 96.02 4,357 114.71

Dust 222 164.91 274 167.88 161 173.81 143 138.79 800 163.05

  Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg

  Leaf 121 105.72 101 111.85

80 107.41

90 114.33 1,528 108.27

Dust 754 108.97 900 107.83 848 108.28 869 110.17 10,553 110.38

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  Leaf 754 112.83 329 90.92 13,839 121.44

Dust 256 100.12 142 191.75 6,115 108.85

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  Leaf In Excise Duty 1,019 109.98 689 117.06 19,404 129.66

Dust 278 123.76 111 116.90 7,320 122.95

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2013

  

High-Grown 1,315 414.00 1,411 415.69 1,483 410.91 1,504 402.12 18,551 419.14

Med-Grown 847 400.59 911 403.25 867 409.31 934 409.89 12,022 388.61

Low-Grown 4,096 447.22 4,158 456.84 3,937 464.57 4,093 472.72 54,285 440.49

ALL TEA 6,258 433.92 6,480 440.34 6,287 444.29 6,531 447.48 84,858 428.47

  

MALAWI 351 198.05 439 191.25 356 192.42 313 185.39 3,596 196.06

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  

Tanzania 177 186.00 166 153.00 125 167.00 188 175.00 2,219 297.00

Uganda 1,012 208.00 1,113 195.00 1,144 187.00 962 188.00 14,272 172.00

  2 149.00 7 154.00 93 126.00 Mozambique 60 131.00 53 132.00

78 148.00

60 143.00 505 145.00

Rwanda 331 326.00 349 298.00 440 278.00 331 257.00 4,371 297.00

  Madagascar 39 213.00 Malawi

  Burundi 164 287.00 128 273.00 96 258.00 161 249.00 1,975 296.00 Congo 3 184.00 2 200.00 43 245.00

Kenya 6,310 302.00 6,407 285.00 5,762 273.00 5,978 262.00 76,377 306.00

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

INDONESIA 539 219.67 559 220.41 512 220.61 567 213.57 8,849 227.43

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  1) KOLKATA - QUANTITIES INCLUDE PRIVATE SALES. 2) CHITTAGONG - THE RATE OF CESS IS 1% AD VALOREM. 3) ALL

QUANTITIES REPRESENT ACTUAL REPORTED WEIGHT, NOT ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES. 4) SALES HELD DURING

  Week Beginning 04-Mar 11-Mar 18-Mar 25-Mar Jan-Mar

  

Leaf 916 194.00 555 181.64 230 170.31 11,529 249.26

Dust 134 210.65 129 203.87 74 168.09 2,283 270.44

  Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg

  

Leaf 135 119.67 126 125.78 131 126.46 2,105 115.57

Dust 806 117.74 795 125.40 803 136.45 11,573 109.30

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  

Leaf 533 123.64 132 129.54 13,921 121.86

Dust 135 117.30 76 124.15 5,247 122.33

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  Leaf In Excise Duty 683 137.00 524 140.73 23,760 139.95

Dust 201 137.63 115 123.85 8,906 135.16

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price MT Av Price

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

  Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices 0 177 0 148 364 166 207 143 0 178 0 175 360 166 204 142 192 182 150 132 358 165 212 137 182 175 177 167 356 167 213 146 week1 week2 week3 week4 week5 Kolkata Kochi Guwahati Chittagong Colombo Jakarta Mombasa Limbe

  WEEKLY EX-AUCTION AVERAGE PRICES FOR KOLKATA, KOCHI, GUWAHATI, CHITTAGONG & COLOMBO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED AT APPROXIMATE WEEKLY EXCHANGE RATES (SHOWN ELSEWHERE) INTO US DOLLAR CENTS