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
34 130.00 513 164.00Rwanda 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 48 172.00Kenya 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 1,528 108.27Dust 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
60 143.00 505 145.00Rwanda 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 2,283 270.44Chittagong 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 5,247 122.33Guwahati 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