Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
MONTHLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY MARCH 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: March, 2014 Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)
Period from 1st PRODUCTION Month 2013 2014 2013 2014 Jan (months) N E INDIA Jan 2,800 3,800
12 886,950 957,440
SOUTH INDIA Jan 19,120 16,800
12 239,380 242,600
BANGLADESH Jan 189 250
12 62,155 63,160
SRI LANKA Jan 23,207 25,425
12 328,397 340,229
INDONESIA * Dec 5,400 5,500
12 62,482 56,800
KENYA Jan 45,390 44,970
12 369,562 432,453
MALAWI Jan 6,048 8,200
12 42,490 46,463
TANZANIA * Dec 3,802 2,695
12 32,282 32,124
UGANDA * Dec 5,528 5,086
12 57,938 58,296
TOTAL 2,081,636 2,229,565
Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)
PRODUCTION Notes FEB'11-JAN'12 FEB'12-JAN'13 FEB'13-JAN'14 N E INDIA 874,300 887,060 958,440 SOUTH INDIA 237,590 242,300 240,280 BANGLADESH 58,829 62,163 63,221 SRI LANKA 329,901 329,195 342,447
INDONESIA * 65,110 61,806 52,100 KENYA 378,119 378,747 432,033 MALAWI 46,628 42,154 48,614 TANZANIA * 32,864 32,912 28,005 UGANDA * 54,637 58,865 52,243 TOTAL 2,077,978 2,095,202 2,217,383
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)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom
8 CIS
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 Total 29,742 28,271 306,039 311,249
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)
Country To Jan* 2012 Jan* 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 United Kingdom 141 155 2,000 2,127 France 449 287 3,961 4,080 Germany 1,062 1,459 9,341 10,158 Netherlands 207
63 1,927 1,796
Poland 187 134 1,996 1,513 Russian Federation
1,398 1,449 15,888 13,929
Uzbekistan 2,413 778 25,899 23,473 Other CIS 1,037 996 10,730 8,975 Other Europe 413 409 4,193 6,019 Canada 187
72 1,522 1,573
USA 2,311 797 25,920 23,239 Afghanistan 113 320 975 2,080 Hong Kong 944 820 10,649 10,138 Iran 1,067 303 6,962 4,501 Japan 1,049 2,113 17,703 17,979 Pakistan 646 867 4,878 6,364 Singapore 142 224 2,051 2,284 Other Asia 1,374 1,559 16,729 17,057 Algeria 1,030 1,754 14,394 13,356 Gambia 394 729 4,631 7,150 Ghana 315 479 5,735 5,775 Mali 822 626 6,464 7,571 Mauritania 1,562 1,688 12,514 18,189 Morocco 3,875 7,112 58,072 63,142 Niger 396 527 3,804 3,812 Senegal 928 786 7,964 10,409 Togo 882 1,408 12,178 12,189 Tunisia 328 206 3,278 2,482 Other Africa 3,760 1,157 25,984 27,978 Other Countries 187 220 3,443 3,078 Total 29,619 29,497 321,785 332,416 Black Tea 2,930 2,509 35,847 32,876 Green Tea 24,242 24,229 248,654 264,491 Oolong Tea 992 1,874 17,372 16,933 Jasmine Tea 1,097 546 15,624 13,602 Pu'erh Tea 359 339 4,288 4,514
Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)
Oct Oct Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 601 487 8,077 5,993 Germany 381 324 4,254 4,647 Netherlands
15 30 596 1,082
Poland 325 380 2,872 3,216 CIS 1,323 1,009 9,983 9,844 Other Europe 128 106 642 614 USA 200 284 3,538 4,189 Afghanistan
50 791 186
India 134
93 997 1,051
Iran 128 136 1,071 986 Malaysia 536 670 6,339 6,976 Pakistan 586 659 7,358 6,361 Singapore
37 123 643 703
UAE 126 345 1,498 2,278 Other Asia 399 865 5,414 5,524 Kenya
22
55
78 Australia 220 149 1,638 1,794
Other Countries 480 227 3,794 3,520 Total 5,691 5,887 59,560 59,042
Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 China
61 81 622 920
Japan
48 32 479 754
Hong Kong
8 27 213 246
USA
52 50 618 707
Other Countries 101 147 1,213 1,291 Total 270 337 3,145 3,918 Source: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.
Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 4,187 4,941 59,312 63,374 Ireland Rep 449 281 4,461 3,967 Netherlands 286 166 1,885 2,176 Poland 455 672 4,905 7,148 Russian
1,459 1,744 20,555 21,737
Federation Kazhakstan 1,156 927 12,006 14,197 Other CIS
36 75 623 457
Other Europe 105
76 1,336 2,263
Canada 141 263 1,888 2,485 USA 316 212 2,793 3,507 Afghanistan 3,547 5,157 41,808 61,976 India 207 199 3,053 4,245 Iran 380 854 4,985 10,400 Pakistan 8,020 8,799 90,394 95,056 Sri Lanka
28 72 1,123 766
UAE 2,028 2,471 23,844 28,059 Yemen 899 1,644 13,798 18,438 Other Asia 914 1,272 13,339 14,194 Egypt 6,543 8,648 88,830 95,537 Somalia 242 350 5,122 4,817 Sudan 1,607 828 24,884 30,273 Other Countries 550 826 9,261 9,275 Total 33,555 40,477 430,205 494,347 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF KENYA (PROVISIONAL); INCLUDES TEA IMPORTED AND RE-EXPORTED.
Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 United Kingdom 501 906 14,786 11,588 Netherlands
63 128 564 1,047
Other Europe
35 1,542 871
USA 141 213 3,284 3,847 Pakistan
11 24 711 414
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)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 Kenya (a) 4,842 5,002 52,277 56,696 Total 4,842 5,002 52,277 56,696 PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.
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)
Jan* Jan* Cumulative Country From Cumulative 2013 2012 2013 2012
India 2,232 2,463 28,835 20,409 Sri Lanka 138
82 2,302 1,428
Indonesia 516 391 13,643 6,572 China 305 440 3,289 3,015 Taiwan
4
9
30
42 Iran 20 621 206
Singapore
586 9,817
Turkey
1
23 25 141
Vietnam
46 13 384 151
UAE 119
38 1,210 551
Other Asia
17 11 273 200
Kenya 6,677 4,683 65,732 65,063 Malawi 286 347 8,068 7,124 Rwanda
7 37 870 439
South Africa
87 200 1,367 2,402
Tanzania 335 159 3,833 4,976 Uganda
45 76 536 600
Zimbabwe
98 1,850 1,030
Other Africa
4 86 376
Argentina
49 1,865 2,066
Brazil
2
40
2
86 Germany 104 196 1,545 1,063
Netherlands
81 15 405 1,111
Other EC 453 356 4,580 4,949 Countries Other Europe 240 220 2,101 3,132 Other Countries 107
42 537 582
Total 11,969 9,845 144,575 137,531 Re-Exports 1,701 1,642 21,288 22,187 Net Imports 10,268 8,203 123,287 115,344
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 JANUARY 2014. *MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013
AND 2014 RESPECTIVELY.Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)
Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2012 2013 2012 2013 Belgium/Lux. 126 179 2,055 1,496 Denmark
1
2
10
43 France
67 53 648 848
Germany
58 20 1,195 1,107
Ireland 465 309 5,436 6,079 Italy
35 20 175 410
Finland
4
11
27
63 Netherlands
31 6 442 722
Poland
31 100 1,008 889
Spain
32 61 487 505
Sweden
4
2
46
60 Other EC 107 49 575 991
Countries Norway
11 3 188 242
Switzerland
88 94 1,767 1,634
CIS
4
4
44
54 Other Europe
4
8
40
43 Canada 358 380 3,555 3,649
USA
76 195 1,373 1,387
Japan
70 59 679 533
Saudi Arabia
5
14 UAE
12 10 138 138
Australia
7 13 199 275
Other Countries 110
64 1,196 1,005
Total 1,701 1,642 21,288 22,187
H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR JANUARY 2014. (2) UNITED
KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE COPYRIGHT; REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR PART IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BUSINESS & TRADE STATISTICS LTD. *MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 AND 2014 RESPECTIVELY.Stocks of Tea in the United Kingdom (Metric Tons)
At Last Friday In NOV DEC JAN NOV DEC JAN 2012/13 2012/13 2012/13 2013/14 2013/14 2013/14 Primary wholesalers 6,744 6,070 6,293 7,367 6,633 6,495
Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg)
126 124 120 121 122 122 124 121 117 116 116 115 113
Feb12/Jan13 Mar12/Feb13 Apr12/Mar13 May12/Apr13 Jun12/May13 Jul12/Jun13 Aug12/Jul13 Sep12/Aug13 Oct12/Sep13 Nov12/Oct13 Dec12/Nov13 Jan-Dec13 Feb13/Jan14
Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons) SOURCE: NATIONALE DES STATISTIQUES DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.
Country From Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India
47 78 511 669
Sri Lanka
67 128 1,447 1,315
Indonesia
22 20 167 201
China 480 503 6,377 6,782 United Kingdom
54 53 737 736
Bel/Lux 159 177 1,872 1,990 Germany 205 217 1,740 1,963 Other Countries 618 821 4,984 5,233 Total 1,652 1,997 17,835 18,889 Black Tea 723 892 9,064 9,419 Green Tea 929 1,105 8,771 9,470 Re-Exports 242 1,207 3,105 3,765 Black Tea 103 115 1,642 1,856 Green Tea 139 1,092 1,463 1,909 Net Imports 1,410 790 14,730 15,124
Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)
9 13 283 699
United Kingdom
Total Black Tea 3,596 3,950 36,557 36,234
18 Other Countries 436 560 3,791 3,609
77
Papua New Guinea
92 30 994 954
Netherlands
53 236 1,233 856
92 3,377 1,767
Vietnam 197
Argentina 116
89 1,447 2,156
Other Africa 114
22 44 419 459
Zimbabwe
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
Kenya 128 252 1,093 1,156 Malawi
72 1,865 1,617
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.
Country From Nov 2012 Nov 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 233 478 3,166 3,592 Sri Lanka 165 204 2,090 1,910 China 218 183 1,987 1,622 Indonesia 225 371 2,908 3,507 Vietnam 436 299 3,192 3,051 Kenya 222 730 3,838 5,525 Malawi
Black Tea in packages
232 296 2,989 2,488
Black Tea in packages below 3 kg
402 335 3,426 3,298
Green Tea in packages above 3 kg
27 30 336 347
Total 2,420 3,039 27,236 28,748 Green Tea in packages below 3 kg
49 53 170 608
Other Countries
68 1,053 988
Germany 220 242 2,503 2,679 Netherlands 270 206 2,404 2,003 Other Europe 136 101 1,558 1,590 Argentina 110
89 45 1,351 1,415
Other Africa
47 59 1,016 258
Net Imports 444 596 6,692 7,008
Country From Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Cumulative 2012 Cumulative 2013 India 169
15
12 785 671
China
2
3
97
76 Sri Lanka
11 Kenya 51 361 3,777 3,727
51 57 1,126 733
Tanzania
44
50 Other Africa 6 236 436
United Kingdom 225 219 2,553 2,454 Other Countries
42 58 311 316
Total 495 653 7,818 7,741 Re-Exports
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)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 212 141 2,609 1,875 Sri Lanka 124
60 945 714
Indonesia
26 356 358
China 112 135 866 938 Kenya 128 326 1,936 2,797 USA 163 153 2,392 2,977 United Kingdom 382 434 3,236 3,444 Other Countries 130 129 1,982 1,633 Total Black Tea 1,277 1,378 14,322 14,736 Green Tea 286 356 3,754 3,486 Total Imports 1,563 1,734 18,076 18,222 Re-Exports 161 160 1,656 1,752 Net Imports 1,402 1,574 16,420 16,470 EXCLUDING IMPORTS OF INSTANT TEA.
Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 797 1,266 11,237 12,729 Sri Lanka 259 298 3,793 4,238 Indonesia 197 193 4,105 4,089 China 919 831 12,938 10,709 Taiwan
29 27 408 453
Turkey
21 37 168 258
Vietnam 708 670 7,162 7,804 Kenya 157 241 1,760 1,818 Malawi
42 115 3,729 4,473
South Africa
1 102 399
Tanzania
25 115 124
Other Africa
94 72 2,396 1,606
Argentina 2,899 2,006 49,161 50,069 Brazil
1 386
3 Ecuador
22 60 484 446
United Kingdom 113
68 880 1,081
Germany 430 186 3,758 2,939 Georgia
84 Papua New Guinea
76 61 434 462
Other Countries 209 220 2,987 3,922 Total Black Tea 6,999 6,351 106,087 107,622 India
87 129 890 1,036
China 1,579 2,060 12,631 14,234 Japan 154 277 1,244 1,700 Other Countries 379 414 4,801 5,564 Total Green Tea 2,199 2,880 19,566 22,534 Total All Tea 9,198 9,231 125,653 130,156
Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 Sri Lanka 272 174 5,827 6,629 Indonesia
33 32 651 704
China
21 56 337 291
Kenya
95 662 442
Argentina 996 1,241 12,562 11,262 Brazil
24 264 120
Other Countries 109
44 757 943
Total 1,550 1,547 21,060 20,391
Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 330 244 3,064 3,129 Sri Lanka 779 672 9,945 9,322 Indonesia
66 91 805 743
China 1,231 1,268 20,576 19,509 Taiwan
49 31 480 727
Vietnam
28 27 338 361
Kenya
37 33 1,801 1,554
Malawi
1
58
81 United Kingdom
3
3
40
45 Other Europe
16 3 132 109
Brazil
19
78
39 Other Countries
23 25 418 533
Total 2,581 2,398 37,735 36,152 Green Tea 390 270 5,473 4,875 Black Tea 1,356 1,120 16,638 15,648 Other Tea 834 1,009 15,624 15,629
Imports by Country of Origin - HONG KONG (Metric Tons)
Dec Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India
31 40 336 396
Sri Lanka 360 366 4,359 4,596 China 402 376 5,462 4,563 Taiwan
54 49 430 586
Japan
40 50 442 420
Other Asia
83 45 806 716
United Kingdom
10
10
64
93 Other Countries
15 25 205 281
Total 995 961 12,104 11,651 Re-Exports 226 264 2,455 2,167 Net Imports 769 697 9,649 9,484
Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)
Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2012 2013 2012 2013 India 2,484 2,122 20,694 16,883 Bangladesh
24 1,083 288
Sri Lanka 412 4,675 668 Indonesia 342 481 5,255 3,979 China 784 776 3,996 4,197 Vietnam 1,450 379 7,164 6,256 Burundi 280 313 4,000 3,273 Kenya 7,703 7,201 69,208 78,832 Malawi 153 1,389 1,436 Rwanda 510 718 6,192 5,823 Tanzania 161 118 2,554 1,327 Uganda 333 167 3,641 2,962 Other Africa
1 51 952 443
Other Countries
48 21 447 266
Total 14,685 12,347 131,250 126,633 Black Tea 14,588 12,112 129,238 125,829 Green Tea
97 236 2,012 804 SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION. * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 AND 2014 RESPECTIVELY.
Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)
(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. * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2013 AND 2014 RESPECTIVELY.
Country Month 2012 2013 Period from 1st Jan 2012 2013 UNITED KINGDOM (a) JAN* 10,045 8,341 12 124,159 114,779 FRANCE DEC 1,410 790 12 14,730 15,124 GERMANY (b) NOV 2,774 3,108 11 26,410 26,596
IRELAND REP DEC 444 596 12 6,692 7,008 POLAND NOV 2,420 3,039 11 27,236 28,748 SWITZERLAND OCT-DEC 489 375 12 1,784 1,789 RUSSIAN FED. OCT-DEC 12 180,129 174,000 CANADA DEC 1,402 1,574 12 16,420 16,470 USA DEC 9,198 9,231 12 125,653 130,156 CHILE DEC 1,550 1,547 12 21,060 20,391 HONG KONG DEC 769 697 12 9,649 9,484 JAPAN DEC 2,581 2,398 12 37,735 36,152 PAKISTAN JAN* 14,685 12,347 12 131,250 126,633 TAIWAN DEC 2,481 2,072 12 29,918 30,191
Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar
Week beginning Week beginning 3rd Feb Week beginning 10th Feb Week beginning 17th Feb Week beginning 24th Feb
INDIA/RUPEE
62.69
62.36
61.93
62.05 BANGLADESH/TAKA
77.56
77.65
77.52
77.71 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 130.63 130.75 130.82 131.05
Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2014
High-Grown 1,558 442.57 1,461 439.07 1,309 439.24 1,458 436.26 11,022 445.03
Med-Grown 1,088 421.75 916 419.38 952 415.64 891 412.74 7,543 434.44
Low-Grown 4,395 518.61 4,296 513.57 4,139 502.54 4,195 504.44 32,645 525.95
ALL TEA 7,041 486.82 6,673 484.33 6,400 476.67 6,544 476.76 51,210 495.06
MALAWI 297 166.03 136 151.83 264 145.02 201 137.11 1,811 156.82
Limbe US Cts/Kg
Tanzania 126 165.00 203 162.00 239 166.00 46 155.00 1,042 165.00
Uganda 970 179.00 1,526 176.00 1,159 176.00 1,069 176.00 9,599 186.00
Madgascar 2 160.00 12 158.00 32 168.00 Malawi 70 177.00 18 167.00 51 167.00 174 173.00 Mozambique 57 177.00 58 172.00
12 158.00
61 171.00 346 175.00Rwanda 258 255.00 240 253.00 367 246.00 381 248.00 2,345 264.00
Burundi 120 245.00 152 235.00 127 231.00 229 220.00 1,315 244.00
Congo 5 171.00 16 186.00 22 182.00Kenya 4,855 249.00 6,771 231.00 6,063 227.00 6,717 232.00 43,382 251.00
Mombasa US Cts/Kg
INDONESIA 553 178.13 435 174.62 642 168.02 500 173.18 5,191 177.35
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
A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE ATTRIBUTED WHOLLY TO THE EARLIER MONTH. 5) PRICES REPRESENT THEWeek Beginning 03-Feb 10-Feb 17-Feb 24-Feb Jan-Feb
Leaf 965 174.06 968 167.98 1,114 136.04 1,212 122.56 8,884 169.71
Dust 264 188.03 260 180.77 252 174.41 257 164.69 2,040 188.80
Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg
Leaf 134 106.10 121 106.84 116 108.11 129 105.36 1,137 107.81
Dust 832 110.72 879 113.14 921 112.29 879 109.33 7,182 111.12
Kochi Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 1,224 107.84 876 108.81 Dust 651 99.77 425 114.25
Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf In Excise Duty 1,921 122.36 1,584 115.81 1,279 112.74 17,696 130.53
Dust 868 116.95 648 118.12 422 121.48 6,931 123.22
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 1,418 413.48 1,351 409.45 1,322 409.96 1,231 404.97 12,838 423.00
Med-Grown 906 371.14 869 376.60 814 386.87 749 392.69 8,462 381.36
Low-Grown 4,155 418.57 4,258 428.61 4,052 441.42 3,900 451.19 38,001 432.01
ALL TEA 6,479 410.82 6,478 417.64 6,188 427.52 5,880 434.06 59,301 422.83
MALAWI 205 189.34 215 203.82 292 208.80 288 203.32 2,130 198.89
Limbe US Cts/Kg
13 146.00 36 135.00
58 163.00
55 167.00 254 150.00Rwanda 325 307.00 290 223.00 322 309.00 308 327.00 2,921 301.00
Tanzania 266 178.00 136 172.00 145 176.00 175 157.00 1,563 173.00
Uganda 1,043 226.00 1,039 219.00 1,072 204.00 1,074 208.00 10,042 219.00
Madagascar 19 209.00
20 217.00
39 213.00 Malawi 6 182.00 3 140.00 84 123.00 Mozambique
Burundi 142 318.00 196 310.00 153 294.00 143 282.00 1,426 307.00
Congo 12 258.00 5 250.00 1 265.00 37 252.00Kenya 5,852 324.00 5,673 313.00 6,269 304.00 6,474 296.00 51,921 319.00
Mombasa US Cts/Kg
INDONESIA 750 235.13 666 231.92 656 230.85 596 222.57 6,672 230.34
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
A WEEK OVERLAPPING THE END OF THE MONTH ARE ATTRIBUTED WHOLLY TO THE EARLIER MONTH. 5) PRICES REPRESENT THEWeek Beginning 04-Feb 11-Feb 18-Feb 25-Feb Jan-Feb
Leaf 1,144 252.55 957 246.08 1,012 214.97 935 195.98 9,829 260.04
Dust 236 280.28 198 284.20 188 251.30 116 226.54 1,946 282.85
Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg
Leaf 180 112.64 124 116.22 155 115.88 133 116.24 1,714 113.67
Dust 1,025 104.74 853 105.84 886 108.16 867 110.66 9,169 104.78
Kochi Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf 1,221 119.44 1,121 120.97 669 124.51 13,256 121.71
Dust 510 118.20 364 119.99 264 115.14 5,036 122.43
Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg
Leaf In Excise Duty 2,600 131.73 2,205 130.69 2,402 135.97 1,467 146.83 22,552 139.93
Dust 1,106 129.70 1,142 127.37 1,023 127.51 471 137.30 8,590 135.22
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 192 176 168 228 373 178 236 166 186 180 176 220 370 175 220 152 186 181 185 364 168 218 145 175 167 364 173 224 137 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