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

MONTHLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY JANUARY 2014

  

These Monthly Summaries are designed to make available with all speed to those particularly interested in the more

recent figures relating to Production, Exports, Imports, Stocks and Weekly Auction details.

  

It supplements, but does not replace, the Annual Bulletin of Statistics.

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

  Period from 1st PRODUCTION Month 2012 2013 2012 2013 Jan (months) N E INDIA (1) Nov 91,250 85,370

  11 847,770 918,280

  SOUTH INDIA Nov 22,340 27,050

  11 218,270 222,820

  BANGLADESH Nov 6,542 7,876

  11 58,783 58,788

  SRI LANKA Nov 30,909 29,766

  11 300,509 308,511

  INDONESIA Sep # 4,884 4,400

  9 46,681 41,900

  KENYA Oct * 40,235 44,283

  10 288,184 354,526

  MALAWI Nov 971 2,757

  11 37,958 42,398

  TANZANIA Oct * 2,936 3,301

  10 25,407 26,147

  UGANDA Nov 6,261 2,466

  11 52,412 49,044

  TOTAL 1,875,974 2,022,414

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

  PRODUCTION Notes DEC'10-NOV'11 DEC'11-NOV'12 DEC'12-NOV'13 N E INDIA (1) 882,419 881,240 957,460 SOUTH INDIA 240,907 235,940 243,930 BANGLADESH 60,455 62,580 62,160 SRI LANKA 355,957 354,107 336,401

  INDONESIA 58,416 65,863 47,300 KENYA 374,850 369,554 395,927 MALAWI 48,333 42,365 46,929 TANZANIA 32,546 31,270 29,949 UGANDA 53,557 57,130 54,572 TOTAL 2,107,440 2,100,049 2,174,628

  FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES; INDIA (FIGURES FOR JANUARY 2011 ONWARDS ARE REVISED),

BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, INDONESIA (STATE-OWNED ESTATES ONLY), KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective Tea Boards; MALAWI,

UGANDA & ZIMBABWE - Respective Tea Associations. # MONTHLY AND ROLLING TOTALS UP TO SEP'13 ONLY. * MONTHLY AND

ROLLING TOTALS UP TO OCT'13 ONLY.

Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)

  Jul-Sep Jul-Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 7,530 6,490 12,160 9,180 Germany 2,390 3,140 5,430 5,170 Ireland 840 910 1,380 1,360 Netherlands 750 820 2,210 1,740 Poland 770 910 2,350 2,730 CIS 16,740 15,990 41,670 39,880 Other Europe Canada 280 290 640 680 USA 3,570 5,440 8,040 10,290 Afghanistan

  90 930 440 1,580

  Iran 4,990 6,780 8,480 16,470 Iraq

  10

  50 Japan 1,100 1,330 1,900 2,250

  Pakistan 6,170 15,010 12,350 Singapore 110 170 270 220 Sri Lanka 480 1,490 1,280 Turkey

  10

  60 40 160

  Saudi Arabia 630 900 1,840 1,650 UAE 3,700 4,660 11,440 12,930 Other Asia Egypt 2,650 2,970 6,640 6,190 Kenya 1,000 340 2,430 1,110 Tunisia Other Africa Australia 1,090 890 2,950 2,390 Other Countries 4,640 2,620 13,370 17,360 Total 59,540 55,640 140,230 146,970 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF INDIA (Provisional figures for 2012 & 2013, including Instant Tea).

Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)

  Nov Nov Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom

  8 CIS

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

  USA 315 430 1,747 2,231 Chile 505 493 3,978 3,559 Hong Kong 371 452 2,532 2,756 India

  Other Countries 361 604 2,961 3,445 Total 25,761 29,080 174,087 169,637

  2 Australia 212 314 1,584 1,579

  13

  4

  Tunisia

  34 224 1,014 1,257

  Saudi Arabia 453 324 2,618 1,829 Syria 2,643 1,433 15,442 12,688 Turkey 2,043 3,373 13,063 16,092 UAE 896 1,524 6,487 9,374 Other Asia 473 606 4,499 4,820 Egypt 541 601 1,799 1,350 Libya 1,991 436 10,913 3,266 South Africa

  11 2,275 518

  Iran 2,259 2,448 21,511 20,780 Iraq 2,255 3,253 13,431 11,703 Israel 129 201 863 862 Japan 702 727 5,290 5,384 Jordan 1,237 912 4,895 4,193 Kuwait 603 2,370 3,622 8,456 Lebanon 193 346 1,229 1,773 Pakistan 389

  58 24 281 377

  Country To Jul 2012 Jul 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 United Kingdom 203

  61 880 387

  Ukraine 585 651 4,100 4,420 Other CIS 1,139 1,120 8,576 7,945 Other Europe 371 688 3,883 4,331 Canada

  3,676 3,967 25,614 25,467

  Netherlands 184 184 1,384 1,258 Poland 227 188 1,323 1,321 Russian Federation

  83 1,434 891

  Italy 176

  87 58 628 467

  Germany 265 673 2,809 3,405 Greece

  99 667 570

  France 134

  27 147 412 561

  Finland

  20 55 330 320

Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)

  Country To Nov 2012 Nov 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 United Kingdom 274 221 1,801 1,964 France 394 332 3,565 3,725 Germany 968 1,446 7,929 8,903 Netherlands 155 104 1,581 1,695 Poland 276 143 1,839 1,409 Russian Federation

  804 599 14,205 12,617

  Uzbekistan 2,016 2,942 23,615 20,524 Other CIS 722 656 9,833 8,428 Other Europe 369 585 3,574 5,295 Canada 155 158 1,354 1,439 USA 2,634 2,915 23,459 21,562 Afghanistan 140 131 975 1,543 Hong Kong 995 1,060 9,948 9,025 Iran 682 389 6,364 3,901 Japan 1,414 1,428 16,688 16,692 Pakistan 1,101 1,025 3,954 5,130 Singapore 141 236 1,837 2,034 Other Asia 1,737 1,662 15,457 15,316 Algeria 588 880 13,220 11,726 Gambia 229 602 4,348 6,700 Ghana 829 230 4,901 5,381 Mali 557 553 5,907 6,945 Mauritania 1,137 1,607 11,314 16,236 Morocco 2,158 7,187 54,082 56,488 Niger

  44 391 3,453 3,687

  Senegal 672 796 7,315 9,597 Togo 1,092 862 11,055 11,089 Tunisia 221 367 3,136 2,480 Other Africa 2,891 1,876 23,281 25,915 Other Countries 397 377 3,122 2,907 Total 25,792 31,760 293,112 300,353 Black Tea 3,785 3,241 32,091 29,141 Green Tea 18,871 25,041 226,197 238,958 Oolong Tea 1,499 1,453 16,497 15,474 Jasmine Tea 1,147 1,622 14,429 12,635 Pu'erh Tea 489 403 3,897 4,144

Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)

  Sep Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 790 453 7,476 5,506 Germany 387 513 3,872 4,323 Netherlands

  83 65 581 1,051

  Poland 331 403 2,547 2,836 CIS 1,147 1,207 8,659 8,835 Other Europe

  21 87 514 507

  USA 253 357 3,338 3,906 Afghanistan

  52 741 186

  India

  86 190 863 958

  Iran 104

  23 943 850

  Malaysia 636 811 5,803 6,306 Pakistan 477 770 6,773 5,702 Singapore

  90 90 606 580

  UAE

  95 280 1,372 1,933

  Other Asia 758 698 5,015 4,660 Kenya

  11

  44

  33

  78 Australia 190 142 1,419 1,644

  Other Countries 524 253 3,314 3,294 Total 6,035 6,386 53,869 53,155

Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 China

  67 109 491 732

  Japan

  88 61 416 678

  Hong Kong

  29 20 185 197

  USA

  55 71 526 582

  Other Countries

  75 89 1,028 1,039

  Total 314 350 2,646 3,228 Source: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.

Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 6,280 5,561 50,363 53,458 Ireland Rep 280 318 3,600 3,357 Netherlands 234 327 1,454 1,772 Poland 369 946 4,024 5,844 Russian

  2,877 1,420 17,649 18,079

  Federation Kazhakstan 1,364 1,295 9,892 11,922 Other CIS

  2 80 426 357

  Other Europe 110 383 1,163 1,685 Canada 176 326 1,324 1,813 USA 188 310 2,205 2,993 Afghanistan 4,016 3,852 33,063 52,936 India 220 468 2,699 3,472 Iran 427 733 4,062 8,907 Pakistan 7,682 5,935 70,988 78,518 Sri Lanka

  40 24 1,063 623

  UAE 1,897 2,113 19,959 24,052 Yemen 1,105 1,075 11,776 14,453 Other Asia 1,086 1,423 11,134 11,751 Egypt 7,396 8,312 72,173 79,958 Somalia 585 753 4,458 4,151 Sudan 1,552 2,117 21,602 26,817 Other Countries 809 969 7,489 8,072 Total 38,695 38,740 352,566 414,990 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF KENYA (PROVISIONAL); INCLUDES TEA IMPORTED AND RE-EXPORTED.

Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)

  Sep Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 630 650 13,322 9,771 Netherlands

  27 46 400 897

  Other Europe 108

  22 1,441 780

  USA

  11 241 2,938 3,122

  Pakistan

  46 581 320

  Pakistan

  60 14 1,656 796

  Kenya (a) 337 213 7,906 7,034 Other Countries 318 168 3,539 4,799 Total 1,354 827 21,354 21,101 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 Kenya (a) 4,949 2,479 42,238 43,784 Total 4,949 2,479 42,238 43,784 PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)

  Sep Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 188

  48 1,766 1,602

  Germany

  70 268 2,278 1,214

  Netherlands 271 198 1,874 1,672 USA 3,397 4,014 39,001 40,262 Chile 673 208 9,708 8,605 Other Countries 596 609 6,517 6,964 Total Black Tea 5,195 5,345 61,144 60,319 Green Tea

  83 122 1,748 1,792

  Total 5,278 5,467 62,892 62,111

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

  Nov Nov Cumulative Country From Cumulative 2013 2012 2013 2012

  India 2,554 3,128 25,430 17,506 Sri Lanka 146 116 2,166 1,281 Indonesia

  22 432 8,844 6,372

  China 237 263 2,998 2,855 Taiwan

  4

  8

  29

  38 Iran 41 621 161

  Turkey

  5

  23 25 140

  Vietnam

  23 344 124

  UAE 153

  1 1,148 533

  Other Asia

  35 22 825 196

  Kenya 6,869 5,474 61,144 68,815 Malawi

  94 462 5,783 6,409

  Rwanda

  89 48 804 341

  South Africa

  90 88 3,657 2,167

  Tanzania 352 120 5,004 4,194 Uganda

  2 26 465 526

  Zimbabwe

  12 63 1,686 1,218

  Other Africa

  81 375

  Argentina 171

  48 1,865 2,020

  Brazil

  2

  86 Germany 128 88 1,438 986

  Netherlands

  9 72 385 1,081

  Other EC 375 341 4,284 4,608 Countries Other Europe 172 308 1,898 2,795 Other Countries

  32 40 511 527

  Total 11,615 11,171 131,437 125,354 Re-Exports 2,103 2,071 19,673 20,199 Net Imports 9,512 9,100 111,764 105,155

  

FIGURES RELATING TO 2012 & 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) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR NOVEMBER 2013.

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

  Nov Nov Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 Belgium/Lux. 202 139 1,930 1,431 Denmark

  1

  9

  9

  40 France

  51 72 605 776

  Germany

  48 195 1,183 970

  Ireland 482 422 4,956 5,637 Italy

  25 44 162 367

  Finland

  3

  11

  24

  53 Netherlands

  62 13 438 576

  Poland 100

  42 953 852

  Spain

  62 40 460 474

  Sweden

  5

  2

  42

  49 Other EC

  68 46 521 846

  Countries Norway

  28 60 174 227

  Switzerland 115 155 1,628 1,497 CIS

  3

  9

  37

  52 Other Europe

  6

  37

  43 Canada 490 491 3,150 3,153

  USA

  88 158 1,229 1,304

  Japan

  57 29 614 496

  Saudi Arabia

  2

  5

  11 UAE

  32 22 123 134

  Australia

  3 20 178 257

  Other Countries 178

  84 1,215 954

  Total 2,103 2,071 19,673 20,199

  

H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR NOVEMBER 2013. (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 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 Primary wholesalers 6,648 6,731 6,744 8,226 8,505 7,367

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

  

123 124 126 124 120 121 122 122 124 121 117 116 116

Dec11/Nov12 Jan-Dec12 Feb12/Jan13 Mar12/Feb13 Apr12/Mar13 May12/Apr13 Jun12/May13 Jul12/Jun13 Aug12/Jul13 Sep12/Aug13 Oct12/Sep13 Nov12/Oct13 Dec12/Nov13

  Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons) SOURCE: NATIONALE DES STATISTIQUES DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.

  Country From Oct 2012 Oct 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India

  43 46 416 428

  Sri Lanka 100

  64 1,194 1,119

  Indonesia

  16 23 155 184

  China 647 653 5,305 5,813 United Kingdom

  60 46 567 597

  Bel/Lux 207 199 1,547 1,604 Germany 137 168 1,339 1,438 Other Countries 378 458 3,886 4,028 Total 1,588 1,657 14,409 15,211 Black Tea 774 862 7,331 7,535 Green Tea 814 794 7,078 7,676 Re-Exports 219 379 2,363 3,083 Black Tea 109 173 1,222 1,578 Green Tea 110 206 1,141 1,505 Net Imports 1,369 1,278 12,046 12,128

Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)

  3 4 274 686

  Country From Sep 2012 Sep 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 844 1,000 5,794 5,563 Sri Lanka 537 717 5,477 5,835 Indonesia 199 262 2,504 2,982 China 188 193 2,210 2,010 Turkey

  97 78 889 848

  Malawi 180

  47 1,466 1,343

  Zimbabwe

  66 387 415

  Other Africa 138 127 1,209 1,996 Argentina 183 137 3,097 1,335 United Kingdom 100 124 1,115 490 Netherlands

  52 103 838 836

  Papua New Guinea

  59

  18 Other Countries 351 285 2,594 2,804

  Total Black Tea 3,036 3,280 29,246 28,482

  Vietnam 164 137 1,333 1,321 Kenya

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

  56

  Net Imports 836 784 5,611 7,290

  51 1,028 588

  Total 944 835 6,639 7,878 Re-Exports 108

  49 15 240 626

  United Kingdom 230 208 2,083 3,095 Other Countries

  50 Other Africa 1 219 559

  

SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH; 2013 FIGURES RELATING TO UK ARE

UNDER INVESTIGATION.

  Country From Oct 2012 Oct 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 255 220 403 464 China

  5 Kenya 401 386 3,532 3,037

  15

  1

  42 Sri Lanka

  91

  5

  8

  Tanzania

Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)

  Indonesia 250 287 2,290 2,743 Vietnam 262 295 2,396 2,417 Kenya 136 384 3,044 4,134 Malawi 260

  Total 2,075 2,518 21,402 22,413 Green Tea in packages below 3 kg

  Country From Sep 2012 Sep 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 252 367 2,505 2,651 Sri Lanka 213 198 1,635 1,471 China

  221 248 2,452 1,876

  Black Tea in packages below 3 kg

  134 230 2,615 2,450

  Green Tea in packages above 3 kg

  20 27 282 282

  58 94 512

  12 936 199

  22

  Argentina 114 132 852 876 Other Countries

  64 128 1,140 1,308

  Germany 128 290 1,966 2,071 Netherlands 153 228 1,833 1,665 Other Europe

  72 1,160 1,154

  Other Africa 142

  79 67 1,551 1,212

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

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2011 2012 2011 2012 India

  48,969 46,000

  Sri Lanka

  52,570 47,000

  Indonesia

  18,188 14,000

  China

  20,809 15,300

  Vietnam

  23,306 23,000

  Kenya

  13,871 19,500

  United Kingdom

  233

  30 Germany 1,874 1,200

  Poland

  262 300

  Other CIS

  3,659 3,600

  Other Europe

  320 600

  Papua New Guinea

  1,886 2,200

  Other Countries

  2,150 7,399

  Total 188,097 180,129 SOURCE: STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE; Quarterly figures are not available; Figures for 2012 are ITC estimates.

Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)

  Jul-Sep Jul-Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India

  50 39 144 217

  Sri Lanka

  20 34 111 160

  Indonesia

  19

  60 United Kingdom 432 559 1,346 1,439

  Germany 139 139 390 481 Netherlands

  1

  11

  4

  38 Other Europe 121 158 315 390

  Argentina Other Countries 214 325 885 1,666 Total 996 1,265 3,255 4,391 Re-Exports 537 965 1,960 2,977 Net Imports 459 300 1,295 1,414

Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 234 251 2,183 1,541 Sri Lanka

  79 61 746 598

  Indonesia

  45 308 317

  China

  67 104 679 711

  Kenya 227 177 1,579 2,184 USA 138 260 2,005 2,638 United Kingdom 354 245 2,408 2,429 Other Countries 193 126 1,778 1,388 Total Black Tea 1,337 1,224 11,686 11,806 Green Tea 298 354 3,093 2,867 Total Imports 1,635 1,578 14,779 14,673 Re-Exports 159 116 1,373 1,461 Net Imports 1,476 1,462 13,406 13,212 EXCLUDING IMPORTS OF INSTANT TEA.

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

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 1,767 1,684 9,075 9,952 Sri Lanka 295 354 3,157 3,606 Indonesia 211 545 3,726 3,697 China 875 808 11,372 9,096 Taiwan

  28 26 349 396

  Turkey

  6 21 132 221

  Vietnam 871 775 5,730 6,482 Kenya 132 174 1,506 1,413 Malawi 556 174 3,457 3,784 South Africa

  27 19 101 391

  Tanzania

  17 90 124

  Other Africa 276 132 2,222 1,456 Argentina 3,468 3,582 43,478 44,141 Brazil

  5 385

  3 Ecuador

  20 40 459 366

  United Kingdom

  90 112 687 878

  Germany 245 280 3,040 2,565 Georgia

  84 Papua New Guinea

  39 18 358 322

  Other Countries 250 391 2,586 3,370 Total Black Tea 9,178 9,135 91,994 92,263 India

  78 128 697 782

  China 1,252 1,379 10,429 10,172 Japan 175 157 989 1,242 Other Countries 270 421 3,960 4,563 Total Green Tea 1,775 2,085 16,075 16,759 Total All Tea 10,953 11,220 108,069 109,022

Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)

  Sep Sep Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 Sri Lanka 545 208 4,266 4,741 Indonesia

  87 497 607

  China

  6 26 262 206

  Kenya

  39 480 389

  Argentina 631 106 9,929 8,490 Brazil

  24 216

  72 Other Countries 102 41 550 627

  Total 1,308 507 16,200 15,132

Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 452 419 2,312 2,139 Sri Lanka 802 781 8,332 7,220 Indonesia

  64 135 637 548

  China 1,739 1,266 17,590 16,490 Taiwan

  91 62 405 641

  Vietnam

  61 30 282 324

  Kenya

  98 205 1,662 1,418

  Malawi

  58

  80 United Kingdom

  3

  8

  36

  31 Other Europe

  14 4 110

  97 Brazil

  58

  39 Other Countries

  15 20 380 491

  Total 3,339 2,930 31,862 29,518 Green Tea 559 252 4,638 4,304 Black Tea 1,484 1,599 13,719 12,027 Other Tea 1,295 1,079 13,505 13,187

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

  Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India

  32 45 280 318

  Sri Lanka 296 311 3,602 3,702 China 365 386 4,665 3,760 Taiwan

  49 31 348 445

  Japan

  24 47 364 351

  Other Asia

  53 68 655 634

  United Kingdom

  9

  9

  48

  77 Other Countries

  16 8 174 229

  Total 844 905 10,136 9,516 Re-Exports 270 146 2,083 1,758 Net Imports 574 759 8,053 7,758

Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)

  Nov Nov Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 2,348 1,336 19,215 13,853 Bangladesh

  1,083 194

  Sri Lanka 535 4,247 668 Indonesia 448 471 4,879 3,507 China 1,156 408 3,577 3,450 Vietnam 809 579 6,335 5,637 Burundi 341 187 3,849 3,273 Kenya 7,210 7,229 64,033 70,564 Malawi 193

  99 1,342 1,412

  Rwanda 535 212 5,866 5,561 Tanzania 257

  70 2,363 1,235

  Uganda 185 116 3,461 2,884 Other Africa

  17 59 951 363

  Other Countries

  28 449 222

  Total 14,034 10,794 121,650 112,823 Black Tea 14,011 10,724 119,734 112,083 Green Tea

  23 70 1,915 740 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) NOV 9,486 10,002 11 111,992 103,857 FRANCE OCT 1,369 1,278 10 12,046 12,128 GERMANY (b) SEP 2,315 2,299 9 20,903 20,781

  IRELAND REP OCT 836 784 10 5,611 7,290 POLAND SEP 2,075 2,518 9 21,402 22,413 SWITZERLAND JUL-SEP 459 300 9 1,295 1,414 RUSSIAN FED. APR-JUN 39,335 41,831 6 82,641 84,598 CANADA OCT 1,476 1,461 10 13,406 13,212 USA OCT 10,953 11,220 10 108,069 109,022 CHILE SEP 1,308 507 9 16,200 15,132 HONG KONG OCT 574 759 10 8,053 7,758 JAPAN OCT 3,339 2,930 10 31,862 29,518 PAKISTAN NOV 14,034 10,794 11 121,650 112,823 TAIWAN SEP 2,658 2,874 9 21,979 23,365

  (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.

Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar

  Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning Week beginning 2nd Dec 9th Dec 16th Dec 23rd Dec 30th Dec

  INDIA/RUPEE

  62.26

  61.10

  61.91

  61.97

  61.95 BANGLADESH/TAKA

  77.66

  77.70

  77.65

  77.67

  77.66 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 131.05 130.80 130.81 130.75 130.82

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2013

  469.68 ALL TEA 6,052 490.58 6,987 503.81 7,115 501.01 3,508 496.50 329,267 444.14

  

MALAWI 107 159.03 205 154.27 357 152.45 186 159.02 9,594 181.55

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  241.00

  30 147.00 45 163.00

76 171.00

19 137.00 2,327 150.00

Rwanda 261 268.00 325 271.00 475 256.00 354 258.00 16,176 258.00

Tanzania 74 163.00 66 156.00 134 160.00 216 167.00 6,527 168.00

Uganda 1,292 177.00 1,173 178.00 1,278 191.00 1,066 188.00 55,062 183.00

ALL TEA 6,832 221.00 6,848 228.00 7,088 243.00 6,255 240.00 384,162

  159 185.00 Malawi 5 185.00 2 185.00 288 170.00 Mozambique

  295,017 254.00 Madgascar

  

Burundi 118 231.00 132 238.00 197 243.00 156 251.00 8,407 239.00

Congo 11 180.00 3 200.00 2 170.00 199 190.00 Kenya 5,046 231.00 5,099 238.00 4,924 258.00 4,444 255.00

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

INDONESIA 682 170.19 538 178.51 686 184.99 33,049 198.01

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  Week Beginning 02-Dec 09-Dec 16-Dec 23-Dec 30-Dec Jan-Dec

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

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

  

Leaf 1,012 192.68 1,135 189.20 1,416 191.19 1,253 189.17 46,725 223.27

Dust 222 189.77 264 190.13 258 195.16 205 197.13 8,614 231.10

  Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg

  

Leaf 177 118.46 136 117.15 182 110.56 171 104.80 7,509 117.82

Dust 944 96.42 1,243 97.17 1,234 99.41 1,190 101.87 45,916 112.66

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  Leaf 2,929 123.37 2,773 120.52 2,515 118.50 Dust 1,094 128.49 1,075 125.36 911 119.85

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  162.59

Dust 1,228 151.91 889 149.57 1,054 140.06 1,066 137.96 42,123 149.68

  Leaf In Excise Duty 3,317 158.49 3,366 151.89 2,915 150.91 3,293 148.69 120,534

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  

High-Grown 1,330 448.66 1,546 445.55 1,629 434.47 941 442.25 70,312 401.72

Med-Grown 872 442.48 1,085 449.75 1,096 436.39 581 454.69 49,540 396.36

Low-Grown 3,850 515.95 4,356 537.95 4,390 541.83 1,986 534.45 209,415

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2012

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  MALAWI 57 167.17 46 212.43 12,472 170.26

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  288.00

  Tanzania 118 180.00 97 169.00 173 182.00 8,665 146.00

Uganda 950 217.00 1,008 215.00 1,195 221.00 48,619 187.00

ALL TEA 6,980 311.00 7,247 303.00 7,995 309.00 321,544

  5 182.00 14 201.00 2 201.00 1,996 115.00 Mozambique 52 116.00 48 120.00 24 141.00 2,340 109.00

Rwanda 354 291.00 487 286.00 330 307.00 16,788 287.00

  Madagascar 199 182.00 Malawi

  240 189.00 Kenya 5,359 334.00 5,416 326.00 6,106 331.00 234,381 318.00

  

Burundi 138 295.00 173 290.00 165 302.00 8,316 299.00

Congo 4 200.00 4 222.00

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

INDONESIA 646 225.71 785 225.73 1,090 222.36 31,955 196.53

  Week Beginning 03-Dec 10-Dec 17-Dec 24-Dec 31/12/2012 Jan-Dec

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

  

High-Grown 1,068 438.84 1,436 442.82 1,672 438.42 67,863 375.12

Med-Grown 705 396.37 965 403.01 1,107 390.19 48,106 349.21

Low-Grown 3,842 417.62 4,277 430.86 4,128 426.86 202,670

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

  95.22 Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg

Leaf 1,395 224.13 1,505 222.82 1,530 258.07 1,703 236.61 49,231 195.89

Dust 237 235.38 247 238.81 251 266.09 275 243.93 8,854 202.68

  

Leaf 195 109.93 156 113.56 223 112.89 8,885 100.94

Dust 988 101.46 1,057 103.77 1,078 104.34 48,510

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  

Leaf 2,721 134.06 2,244 138.17 2,854 131.48 2,583 130.39 85,012 131.78

Dust 1,030 137.44 929 139.39 1,343 139.19 1,048 134.30 37,876 131.76

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  153.83

Dust 957 149.07 959 145.74 948 144.18 1,016 148.38 38,838 140.39

  Leaf In Excise Duty 3,137 158.96 2,819 157.50 2,959 153.02 3,266 150.50 112,202

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  406.97 ALL TEA 5,615 418.99 6,678 429.41 6,907 423.78 318,639 391.47

  Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices 248 162 199 244 385 179 228 154 239 163 192 247 383 185 243 152 165 380 159 252 160 200 247 374 170 221 159

  236 0 245 0 240 0 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