Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
MONTHLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY
JULY 2017
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.
All Quantities are shown in Metric Tons.
Conversions: 1 kg = 2.204623 Lbs (1 Metric Ton = 1,000 Kgs) 1 Lb = 0.4535924 Kgs.
- - Symbols:
indicates nil indicates less than half a metric ton * indicates figure may be included with the ‘Other’ group
In the Exports Section, the figures represent the exports of tea produced in the respective countries and do not include
tea re-exported. It must not be assumed that the countries of destination are necessarily the final destination.
In the Imports section, the figures for most countries represent the quantities cleared through Customs for consumption in
the country, deduction being made for subsequent re-exports.
All figures are subject to minor corrections, as more information becomes available.
The Cumulative figures in the Tables include such corrections as have been recorded to date.
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Monthly Statistical Summary: July 2017 Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)
Period from 1st Production Month 2016 2017 2016 2017 Jan N E INDIA May 87,500 96,290
5 200,100 209,230
SOUTH INDIA May 14,970 25,040
5 76,970 90,900 6,929 13,381
BANGLADESH May 6,445
5 14,153
SRI LANKA May 30,627 29,459
5 128,293 129,084 38,822 160,375
KENYA May 37,202
5 214,720
MALAWI May 3,394 4,298
5 28,402 29,367 3,206 2,697 18,764 16,457
TANZANIA May
5 2,257 55,736
UGANDA Jan# 5,590
12 58,588
- - - TOTAL
Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
Production JUN'14 - MAY'15 JUN'15 - MAY'16 JUN'16 - MAY'17 N E INDIA 993,970 998,170 1,063,640 SOUTH INDIA
250,020 205,630 226,960
BANGLADESH
84,278 65,503 72,353
SRI LANKA
341,024 314,249 293,365
KENYA 394,841 470,954 418,665 MALAWI 42,086 38,885 44,091
26,805
TANZANIA 36,109 32,459
35,383
UGANDA # 59,341 60,593 TOTAL 2,182,894 2,193,293 2,193,187
FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES;
INDIA, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective Tea Boards; MALAWI & UGANDA - Respective Tea Associations; # MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO JAN. '16 & JAN. '17, RESPECTIVELY; ROLLING TOTALS ARE UP TO JAN'17 ONLY.
Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative
Country To Apr 2016 Apr 2017
2016 2017 550 690 4,100 3,760
United Kingdom
440 650 3,070 3,230
Germany
20 80 210 510
Ireland
190 140 990 790
Netherlands
520 410 2,350 1,540
Poland CIS 3,890 5,180 19,230 21,290 Other Europe Canada 280 260 720 790
810 880 3,300 3,780
USA
- - 20 250 310
Afghanistan
590 30 4,190 2,120
Bangladesh
280 840 1,510 2,460
China
1,190 1,560 6,550 6,910
Iran
140 160 760 750
Japan Pakistan 600 490 5,140 3,310
30
50 90 150
Singapore
70 540 450 1,570
Sri Lanka
70 110 980 1,230
Saudi Arabia
970 1,410 4,610 6,330
UAE Other Asia
280 570 1,370 2,830
Egypt Kenya 210 330 990 560 Other Africa Australia 240 140 970 1,030
2,070 2,260 6,990 7,520
Other Countries Total 13,440 16,800 68,820 72,770
SOURCE: - TEA BOARD OF INDIA (FIGURES INCLUDE INSTANT TEA AND ARE PROVISIONAL)
Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 Pakistan
70
29 1,718Saudi Arabia
35
34 UAE
13
22
75 113Other Countries
7
6
21
33 Total
20 98 160 1898
Exports by Country of Destination - SRI LANKA (Metric Tons)
Iran 3,528 2,242 13,285 10,233 Iraq 2,517 2,490 15,396 12,512 Israel 140 117 578 505 Japan
78 154 736 896 SOURCE: SRI LANKA TEA BOARD. FIGURES EXCLUDE IMPORTED TEA, RE-EXPORTED; COUNTRY FIGURES INCLUDE INSTANT TEA.
Tea in Packets 9,558 11,532 53,428 53,000 Tea in Bags 1,695 1,740 9,065 7,691 Tea Other
9,446 9,877 51,608 47,242
Other Countries 485 388 2,969 1,973 Total 20,776 23,303 114,838 108,829 Tea in Bulk
25 Australia 216 342 1,224 1,263
Libya 323 1,311 2,361 5,204 South Africa 197 - 1,027 592 Tunisia
49 1,620 455
Egypt 240
391 890 2,593 3,768
Syria 690 567 4,686 2,818 Turkey 2,169 3,372 8,275 12,930 UAE 1,354 1,596 8,688 6,422 Other Asia
91 Saudi Arabia 197 393 1,601 1,566
80 - 421
Jordan 342 440 1,845 1,921 Kuwait 198 322 1,953 1,265 Lebanon 178 436 1,428 1,970 Pakistan
591 779 3,103 3,250
Country To May 2016 May 2017 Cumulative 2016 Cumulative 2017 United Kingdom
38 97 389 468
Italy
Finland
57 45 477 451
France
62 10 270 266
Germany 468 416 3,076 2,184 Greece
38 48 247 252
120 174 634 357
Chile 244 261 2,280 2,667 China 767 617 3,053 3,046 Hong Kong 348 445 1,854 1,729 India
Netherlands 198 251 1,295 1,108 Poland 178 125 970 953 Russian Federation 2,407 2,294 14,340 13,919 Ukraine
298 195 1,872 1,621
Other CIS 1,035 1,539 4,894 5,820 Other Europe 311 600 3,292 3,041 Canada
46 49 154 202
USA
318 395 1,874 1,857
7 8 814 125
Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)
Country To May 2016 May 2017 Cumulative 2016 Cumulative 2017 United Kingdom 136 224 834 962 France 318 441 2,041 1,784 Germany 358 797 4,463 4,717 Netherlands 132 208 591 940 Poland 141 129 841 640 Russian Federation 1,355 1,433 5,899 6,384 Uzbekistan
1,608 2,372 6,629 10,824
Other CIS 653 673 2,869 2,701 Other Europe 406 735 1,845 2,685 Canada 112 113 396 519 USA 1,386 1,080 6,309 6,130 Afghanistan 243 569 874 - Hong Kong 1,462 1,062 5,714 4,260 Iran 151 903 555 2,209 Japan
953 1,138 4,682 5,344
Pakistan 419 1,052 3,124 4,089 Singapore 147
56 420 413
Other Asia 2,524 1,531 9,444 9,091 Algeria 813 1,152 4,728 5,971 Gambia 352 192 1,419 904 Ghana 1,002 1,378 4,685 8,270 Mali 498 495 2,376 2,464 Mauritania
1,607 1,511 5,915 6,211
Morocco
6,317 6,211 29,984 33,510
Niger 180
950 517
Senegal 2,498 1,508 7,879 4,764 Togo 1,433 994 5,117 3,488 Tunisia 192 460 746 1,479 Other Africa 2,511 3,251 10,379 14,133 Other Countries 278 270 1,364 1,323 Total 30,185 31,938 133,072 146,726 Black Tea
2,901 3,018 13,449 14,277
Green Tea 25,089 26,913 110,070 122,751 Oolong Tea 1,499 1,270 6,133 6,361 Jasmine Tea 450 529 2,131 2,391 Pu'erh Tea 246 207 1,289 947 SOURCE: CHINA ECONOMIC MONITORING & ANALYSIS CENTRE.
Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To Dec 2015 Dec 2016 2015 2016 United Kingdom 127 148 2,493 996 Germany 329 255 4,953 4,105 Netherlands
10 21 653 618
Poland 244 290 2,476 2,406 CIS
946 103 12,821 11,079
Other Europe
1,027 1,142
87 USA 306 369 3,842 3,994
Afghanistan
74 90 467 330
India
25 105 711 865
Iran
44 176 327
Malaysia
401 848 8,604 8,309
Pakistan
214 282 5,464 3,801
Singapore 121 120 977 1,095 UAE 184 137 2,150 2,674 Other Asia 622 515 10,999 6,792 Australia
74 129 1,752 1,840
Other Countries
77 87 2,235 2,146
Total 3,754 4,570 61,915 51,464
Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To May 2017 May 2017 2016 2017 China 279 388 782 2,275 Japan
40 29 198 154
Hong Kong
23 31 134 177
USA
81 122 376 468
Other Countries 108 145 548 742 Total 531 715 2,038 3,816
Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 United Kingdom
4,148 2,068 22,855 15,350
Ireland Rep 423 244 2,045 1,489 Netherlands 277 148 1,396 984 Poland 486 297 2,351 2,163 Russian Federation 1,661 826 8,362 7,315 Kazhakstan 821 375 3,155 3,011 Other CIS 164
917 1,105
Other Europe
353 182 1,854 1,100
Canada
46 312 225
USA
566 380 2,871 2,284
Afghanistan 5,481 637 24,911 5,332 India 212 131 1,288 1,408 Iran 582 447 1,860 1,327 Pakistan 8,712 11,362 49,683 69,188 Sri Lanka 122 166 560 UAE 3,404 3,168 14,771 9,910 Yemen
1,040 927 5,313 5,759
Other Asia 2,333 1,734 9,641 8,295 Egypt 9,216 3,552 41,494 25,280 Somalia 120
96 2,041 733
Sudan 2,198 863 12,512 8,979 Other Countries 1,118 496 3,946 2,745 Total 43,361 28,055 213,744 174,542
Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To Apr 2016 Apr 2017 2016 2017 United Kingdom 690 471 2,106 1,819 Netherlands
112 102 506 685
Other Europe 138 147 318 432 USA 188 205 441 535 Pakistan
46 Kenya 323 667 1,009
South Africa 782 1,547 4,158 6,537 Other Africa 111 100 445 325 Other Countries
562 70 903 581
Total 2,583 2,965 9,590 11,923 SOURCE: TEA ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI.
Exports by Country of Destination - TANZANIA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To Mar 2016 Mar 2017 2016 2017 United Kingdom
591 653 1,618 1,522
Other Europe 327 667 1,324 1,426 Pakistan
373 303 920 990
Kenya(a) 1,134 917 3,688 2,118 Other Countries
735 564 2,141 1,241
Total 3,160 3,104 9,691 7,297 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.
Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To Jan 2016 Jan 2017 2015 2016
2,862 50,186
Kenya 4,769
54,791
Total 4,769 2,862 54,791 50,186 PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.
Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To Dec 2015 Dec 2016 2015 2016 United Kingdom
1,050 1,139
Germany
2,274 2,578
Netherlands
894 585
USA
54,834 53,681
Chile
10,107 10,179
Other Countries
4,708 8,591
Total Black Tea 73,867 76,753 Green Tea
2,163 1,424
Total
76,030 78,177
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India
2,307 1,107 10,974 6,143
Sri Lanka
93 129 569 596
Indonesia
45 45 452 528
China 190 179 1,052 1,198 Taiwan
2
6
20
27 Iran
Turkey
2
3
26
26 Vietnam
13 60 150 394
UAE
4 66 138
Other Asia
19 14 136 335
Kenya 5,085 5,545 28,795 29,118 Malawi 218 1,024 989 2,377 Rwanda
193 252
South Africa 132 113 576 586 Tanzania 559 751 1,673 2,116 Uganda
24 16 101 127
Zimbabwe
47 19 303 232
Other Africa 534 332 1,291 944 Argentina
24 101 322 402
Germany 148 220 883 1,140 Netherlands 503 612 1,720 3,142 Other EC Countries 505 536 2,681 2,859 Other Europe 288 276 1,346 1,590 Other Countries
62 25 462 298
Total 10,804 11,202 54,780 54,568 Re-Exports
1,451 1,725 9,673 8,185
Net Imports 9,353 9,477 45,107 46,383 FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH, NOT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN.
Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country To May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 Belgium/Lux.
61 65 575 453
Denmark
7
4
32
42 France 78 100 2,097 423
Germany
59 131 315 684
Ireland 400 425 2,246 2,072 Italy
46 21 167
67 Finland
4
49
36
76 Netherlands
23 29 218 226
Poland
48
92 98 288
Spain
69 57 250 214
Sweden
8
8
32
37 Other EC Countries
38 43 235 233
Norway
7
7
33
55 Switzerland 80 133 433 461
CIS
13
22
23 Other Europe
24
11
71
40 Canada 205 291 1,425 1,620
USA 108
85 445 396
Japan
9
7
63
92 UAE
4 16 104
59 Australia
20
22
88
91 Other Countries 140 129 688 533
Total 1,451 1,725 9,673 8,185 H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE.
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 Apr 2016 May 2016 Jun 2016 Apr 2017 May 2017 Jun 2017 Primary wholesalers 6,483 6,212 6,243 5,650 6,505 6,875 SOURCE: UNITED KINGDOM TEA & INFUSIONS ASSN.
Apparent Consumption of Tea - 12 month Rolling Total (Thousand Metric Tons) 113 113 112 112 112 110 107 107 109 110 110 109 108
Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Apr 2016 Apr 2017 2016 2017 India
74 56 229 272
Sri Lanka 162 151 407 417 Indonesia
30 29 113 105
China 535 512 2,321 2,019 United Kingdom
49 48 240 202
Bel/Lux 148 153 651 618 Germany
172 159 700 817
Other Countries
323 275 1,324 1,434
Total 1,493 1,383 5,985 5,884 Black Tea 773 629 2,884 2,764 Green Tea 721 754 3,100 3,120 Re-Exports 336 325 1,254 1,302 Black Tea 165 109 656 632 Green Tea 171 216 598 670 Net Imports 1,157 1,058 4,731 4,582 SOURCE: NATIONALE DES STATISTIQUES DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.
Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Apr 2016 Apr 2017 2016 2017 India 917 937 4,333 4,617 Sri Lanka
873 546 3,122 2,189
Indonesia
16 29 373 332
China 529 269 1,943 1,208 Turkey
32 33 107 185
Vietnam
18 15 115
89 Kenya 156 54 457 403
Malawi 660 399 1,043 931 Zimbabwe 156 256 385 384 Other Africa 192 179 711 614 Argentina
369 205 1,109 668
United Kingdom
16 14 270
55 Netherlands 106 14 244 113
Other Countries 169 482 610 1,140 Total Black Tea 4,209 3,432 14,822 12,928 Indonesia 134 313 831 1,223 China 957 698 4,025 2,991 Japan
17
76 Vietnam
36 24 102
41 Other Countries 305 156 1,185 743
Total Green Tea 1,432 1,208 6,143 5,074 Total All Tea 5,641 4,640 20,965 18,002 Total Re-Exports
1,928 1,984 8,576 8,636
Total Net Imports 3,713 2,656 12,389 9,366
Imports by Country of Origin - IRELAND REP (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India
1 569 126
China
8
6
30
38 Kenya 389 393 1,476 1,580
Other Africa
1
52
24
82 United Kingdom 174 243 1,461 1,455
Other Countries
81 24 282 179
Total 654 718 3,842 3,460 Re-Exports
54 94 327 324 Net Imports 600 624 3,515 3,136 SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.
Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Apr 2016 Apr 2017 2016 2017 India 669 351 2,349 1,456 Sri Lanka 106 209 643 638 China 130 254 659 996 Indonesia 283
94 1,025 781
Vietnam
35 88 295 545
Kenya 591 591 2,542 3,053 Malawi
23 23 137 179
Other Africa 278
37 965 375
Germany 571 526 2,065 2,700 Netherlands 217 273 587 681 Other Europe
96 91 657 478
Argentina
44 215 272 606
Other Countries
29 61 123 140
Total 3,072 2,813 12,319 12,628 Green Tea in packages below 3kg
24 29 103
82 Green Tea in packages above 3kg 315 346 1,577 1,702
Black Tea in packages below 3kg 215 320 986 1,091 Black Tea in packages above 3kg 2,518 2,118 9,653 9,753 SOURCE: CUSTOMS.
Imports by Country of Origin - RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jan-Mar 2016 Jan-Mar 2017 2015 2016
13,500 11,300 46,261 50,455
India
9,000 8,400 42,320 37,287
Sri Lanka
2,300 1,700 11,412 9,512
Indonesia
3,300 3,700 13,119 13,753
China
2,700 2,400 15,191 16,582
Vietnam
100 40 1,368 357
Iran
600 500 7,292 5,405
UAE
5,000 5,400 26,023 21,482
Kenya
300 300 3,688 3,128
Tanzania
100 100 1,046 1,442
Other Africa
10 945 1,119
Argentina
350 300 887 736
Germany
200 300 295 173
Poland
600 600 2,444 2,649
Other CIS
100 158 111
Other Europe
600 650 491
86 Papua New Guinea 1,600 2,100 125 121
Other Countries Total 40,250 37,900 173,065 164,398 QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE ITC ESTIMATES.
Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jan-Mar 2016 Jan-Mar 2017 2015 2016 India
23
19 79 119
Sri Lanka
61 48 201 214
Indonesia
3
10
81
19 Kenya
25 781
29 United Kingdom 282 304 1,178 1,187
Germany 199 196 695 779 Netherlands 656 891 2,072 2,834 Other Europe
90 92 547 422
Other Countries
76 50 282 228
Total 1,415 1,610 5,916 5,831 Re-Exports 1,047 1,250 4,125 4,252 Net Imports 368 360 1,791 1,579
Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India
233 358 1,104 1,352
Sri Lanka
42 76 257 293
Indonesia
19
30
86
89 China
74 72 364 398
Kenya
56 138 428 515
USA 526 489 2,162 2,162 United Kingdom 193 377 1,303 1,476 Other Countries
84 170 451 626
Total Black Tea 1,227 1,710 6,155 6,911 Green Tea 288 340 1,427 1,787 Total Imports 1,515 2,050 7,582 8,698 Re-Exports 171 237 717 1,093 Net Imports 1,344 1,813 6,865 7,605
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India 830 812 4,643 5,162 Sri Lanka 403 545 1,974 2,057 Indonesia 482 355 1,413 1,536 China 863 1,127 4,106 4,227 Taiwan
59 54 237 293
Turkey
27 17 134
63 Vietnam 444 403 1,971 1,988
Kenya 234 411 1,574 1,411 Malawi 723 1,001 3,325 3,541 South Africa
19
19
52
36 Zimbabwe 158 229 659 625
Other Africa 107
96 258 253
Argentina 5,805 5,316 21,890 20,463 Ecuador
40 181 221
United Kingdom 103
67 433 344
Germany 161 181 913 839 Other Europe
72 56 228 203
Papua New Guinea
72 57 131 192
Other Countries 244 313 1,089 1,499 Total Black Tea 10,846 11,059 45,211 44,953 India
93 103 441 568
China 750 497 3,169 2,783 Japan
179 176 874 798
Other Countries 442 650 2,149 2,490 Total Green Tea
1,464 1,426 6,633 6,639
Total All Tea 12,310 12,485 51,844 51,592
Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Apr 2016 Apr 2017 2016 2017 Sri Lanka 503 430 1,958 1,972 Indonesia
82 11 197
32 China
29 26 164 145
Kenya 307
90 465 115
Argentina 1,148 957 3,419 3,528 Brazil Other Countries 134
52 272 296
Total 2,203 1,566 6,475 6,088
Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India 129 224 1,224 1,179 Sri Lanka 668 621 3,246 3,123 Indonesia
19 58 267 290
China 1,335 1,190 5,876 6,034 Taiwan
23 23 178 139
Vietnam
10
90
53 Kenya 103 232 671 737
Malawi
93
126United Kingdom
2
3
16
28 Other Europe
7
9
26
33 Australia
72 38 291 304
Other Countries
15 26 126 146
Total 2,373 2,527 12,011 12,192 Green Tea 298 376 1,660 1,664 Black Tea 975 1,302 5,757 5,826 Other Tea 1,101 849 4,594 4,702
Imports by Country of Origin - HONG KONG (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India
13 33 138 114
Sri Lanka 212 331 1,525 1,725 China 495 645 2,604 2,622 Taiwan
40 46 251 203
Japan
34 37 113 173
Other Asia
56 41 353 259
United Kingdom
12
7
57
42 Other Countries
14 60 129 190
Total 876 1,200 5,170 5,328 Re-Exports 138 252 926 974 Net Imports 738 948 4,244 4,354
Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jun 2016 Jun 2017 2016 2017 India 299 577 6,106 3,718 Bangladesh
70
1,707Sri Lanka
14 244
65 Indonesia 82 307 376 1,334
China
88 126 1,233 2,119
Vietnam 429
49 877 2,043
Burundi
412 429 2,187 1,962
Kenya
12,372 8,471 56,306 62,084
Rwanda 950 997 5,435 6,113 Tanzania 252 500 1,961 2,045 Uganda 168 336 1,199 1,629 Other Africa
89 47 666 658
Other Countries
40
25 Total 15,155 11,909 76,630 85,502
Black Tea 15,147 11,861 76,468 85,125 Green Tea
8 48 162 377 SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION.
Imports by Country of Origin - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
Cumulative Cumulative Country From May 2016 May 2017 2016 2017 India 211 292 1,100 946 Sri Lanka 347 362 1,303 1,867 Indonesia 118 160 607 925 China 185 139 812 644 Vietnam 1,130 1,142 4,647 5,845 Other Countries
59 232 611 928
Total 2,050 2,327 9,080 11,155 SOURCE: TAIWAN TEA MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)
Period from 1st Country Month 2016 2017 2016 2017 Jan UNITED KINGDOM (a)
MAY 9,624 8,493 5 45,026 46,221
FRANCE APR 1,157 1,058
4 4,731 4,582
GERMANY APR 3,713 2,656
4 12,389 9,366
IRELAND REP MAY 600 624
5 3,515 3,136
POLAND APR 3,072 2,813
4 12,319 12,628
SWITZERLAND
JAN-MAR* 368 360 12 1,791 1,579
RUSSIAN FED. JAN-MAR* 40,250 37,900
12 173,065 164,398
CANADA MAY 1,344 1,813
5 6,865 7,605
USA MAY 12,310 12,485
5 51,844 51,592
CHILE APR 2,203 1,566
4 6,475 6,088
HONG KONG
MAY 738 948 5 4,244 4,354
JAPAN MAY 2,373 2,527
5 12,011 12,192
TAIWAN MAY 2,050 2,327
5 9,080 11,155
PAKISTAN JUN 15,155 11,909
6 76,630 85,502 (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.
- CUMULATIVE FIGURES RELATE TO 2015 AND 2016 RESPECTIVELY.
Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar
Country/Currency W/c 5th Jun W/c 12th Jun W/c 19th Jun W/c 26th Jun
INDIA/RUPEE
64.35
64.51
64.46
64.44 BANGLADESH/TAKA
80.67
80.75
80.69
80.76 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 152.82 152.54 153.03 153.26
Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2017 Auction Details 5-Jun MT AV Price 12-Jun MT AV Price 19-Jun MT AV Price 26-Jun MT AV Price MT AV Price Jan-Jun MT AV Price KOLKATA (Ind Rs/Kg)
Leaf In Excise Duty 1,699 177.02 2,189 180.52 1,954 185.78 2,264 188.68 - - 48,910 146.79 Dust
466 150.47 612 163.26 669 162.99 873 172.34 - - 14,955 134.42 GUWAHATI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf
1,589 150.30 1,876 156.31 1,912 154.72 - - - - - - Dust 702 151.50 935 160.49 897 164.64 - - - - - -
KOCHI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf 167 128.03 173 132.57 165 135.81 192 124.48 - - 4,061 132.81
Dust 818 112.50 888 111.68 748 108.68 792 105.20 - - 19,583 122.16 CHITTAGONG (Ban Taka/Kg)
Leaf 896 195.90 1,051 201.61 1,063 202.23 - - - - 22,616 153.50 Dust 196 211.56 240 214.38 211 210.72 - - - - 4,588 180.48
COLOMBO (SL Rs/Kg) High-Grown 1,508 526.16 1,665 533.24 1,549 534.98 1,293 526.39 - - 30,806 589.53
Med-Grown 1,016 558.94 1,109 551.00 1,142 529.53 984 515.09 - - 24,671 572.14 Low-Grown 4,072 653.86 4,207 645.46 3,246 637.35 3,077 633.48 - - 94,151 636.21 ALL TEA 6,596 610.04 6,981 603.69 5,937 589.91 5,354 585.86 - - 149,628 616.04
JAKARTA (US $ Cts/Kg) See note below
INDONESIA MOMBASA (US $ Cts/Kg)
Burundi 191 287.00 223 274.00 210 298.00 210 280.00 - - 4,563 282.00 Congo 27 181.00 9 201.00 18 175.00 39 119.00 - - 401 161.00 Kenya 5,954 318.00 5,592 319.00 5,764 309.00 5,944 309.00 - - 149,757 299.00
Madgascar - - - - - - 16 163.00 - - 56 165.00
Malawi - - - - - - - - - -
24 184.00 Mozambique48 135.00 31 119.00 12 125.00 53 149.00 - - 406 139.00 Rwanda 443 338.00 449 337.00 372 332.00 418 331.00 - - 10,552 312.00 Tanzania 281 171.00 140 184.00 200 150.00 239 160.00 - - 3,302 162.00
Uganda 1,313 182.00 1,125 180.00 1,097 176.00 1,109 180.00 - - 25,160 173.00 ALL TEA 8,257 290.00 7,569 295.00 7,673 286.00 8,028 285.00 - - 194,460 280.00 LIMBE (US $ Cts/Kg) MALAWI 234 191.68 190 190.34 184 192.44 93 170.06 - - 6,012 177.69
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 A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE
ATTRIBUTED WHOLLY TO THE EARLIER MONTH. 5) PRICES REPRESENT THE AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY PRODUCERS FOR ALL TEAS SOLD IN AUCTION IN THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED. 6) JAKARTA FIGS. NOT MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY KPB, SOLE AUCTION SELLER OF STATE OWNED ESTATES.Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2016 Auction Details MT AV Price 6-Jun MT AV Price 13-Jun MT AV Price 20-Jun MT AV Price 27-Jun MT AV Price Jan-Jun MT AV Price KOLKATA (Ind Rs/Kg)
Leaf In Excise Duty 1,209 164.58 1,489 177.27 1,827 188.31 2,028 185.17 2,123 186.41 32,839 157.48 Dust 428 144.12 467 154.45 696 163.89 822 170.25 895 175.65 11,865 143.52
GUWAHATI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf - - 1,845 149.87 1,925 151.09 1,811 149.65 1,771 152.41 34,506 131.42
Dust - - 785 151.79 980 157.67 853 161.16 1,063 160.09 14,575 138.56KOCHI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf - - 159 136.69 204 135.32 130 140.16 5 109.28 4,136 125.56 Dust - - 794 115.26 910 113.89 436 114.99 332 114.83 20,323 115.90
CHITTAGONG (Ban Taka/Kg) Leaf - - 1,123 228.37 1,300 237.41 1,434 239.67 1,474 238.40 21,904 190.62 Dust
- 201 235.89 231 247.56 254 253.80 272 250.66 4,027 206.26
- 1,702 397.41 1,469 386.76 1,478 383.42 1,408 388.02 32,446 413.24 Med-Grown - - 1,102 394.04 946 388.37 985 384.77 960 386.22 22,300 387.23 Low-Grown - - 4,201 453.39 3,203 453.73 3,854 460.00 3,823 467.93 94,154 433.68 ALL TEA - - 7,005 430.45 5,618 425.21 6,317 430.35 6,191 437.09 148,900 422.27
COLOMBO (SL Rs/Kg) High-Grown
JAKARTA (US $ Cts/Kg) INDONESIA 589 164.64 568 164.68 656 162.71 591 157.28 556 152.13 17,278 171.16
MOMBASA (US $ Cts/Kg)Burundi - - 209 203.00 213 205.00 212 211.00 255 213.00 5,451 213.00 Congo - - 7 160.00 7 164.00 6 148.00 16 165.00 233 156.00 Kenya - - 7,052 238.00 7,185 238.00 7,249 246.00 6,542 241.00 189,611 237.00
- 16 132.00
Madagascar
2 135.00 - - 56 136.00 Malawi
- Mozambique - -
13 144.00 24 127.00 20 120.00 45 145.00 831 148.00 Rwanda - - 387 245.00 344 254.00 348 262.00 330 269.00 10,512 248.00 Tanzania - -
33 92.00 144 118.00 97 125.00 108 112.00 2,702 132.00 Uganda - - 981 146.00 1,184 142.00 1,267 150.00 1,050 151.00 25,088 150.00 ALL TEA - - 8,682 226.00 9,117 223.00 9,201 231.00 8,346 228.00 234,484 226.00
LIMBE (US $ Cts/Kg) MALAWI - - 175 142.74 294 150.86 194 153.76 165 146.55 6,821 153.69
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 A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE
Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices
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 266 274 279 286 179 178 176 169 234 244245
246 253 252 399 396 385 382 290 295 286 285 192 190 192 170 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Kolkata Kochi Guwahati Chittagong Colombo Jakarta Mombasa Limbe