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

  

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Monthly Statistical Summary: May, 2015 Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)

  Period from 1st PRODUCTION Month 2014 2015 2014 2015 Jan (months) N E INDIA Mar 36,130 27,110

  3 42,880 33,250

  SOUTH INDIA Mar 17,520 16,580

  3 48,550 47,580

  BANGLADESH Mar 501 357

  3 807 530

  SRI LANKA Mar 25,569 30,271

  3 73,552 79,089

  KENYA Mar 33,336 15,688

  3 112,080 81,568

  MALAWI Mar 7,443 6,923

  3 21,787 18,488

  TANZANIA Dec ~ 2,695 2,953

  12 32,124 36,115

  UGANDA Jan* 5,600 3,286

  12 60,970 65,373

  TOTAL

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

  PRODUCTION Notes APR '12 - MAR'13 APR '13 - MAR'14 APR '14 - MAR'15 N E INDIA 893,380 965,070 933,990 SOUTH INDIA 241,690 243,710 240,010 BANGLADESH 62,229 66,262 64,203 SRI LANKA 338,466 331,824 343,652 KENYA 414,347 427,272 414,593 MALAWI 38,897 50,526 42,557 TANZANIA 33,613 31,514 25,118 UGANDA 62,612 58,668 56,403 TOTAL 2,085,234 2,174,846 2,120,526

  

FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES; INDIA, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective

Tea Boards; MALAWI & UGANDA - Respective Tea Associations; * MONTHLY AND ROLLING TOTALS ARE UP TO JAN '15 ONLY. ~

Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 United Kingdom 6,460 6,100 15,960 17,500 Germany 2,430 2,010 7,840 6,990 Ireland 790 770 2,160 1,970 Netherlands 1,220 1,230 2,990 2,800 Poland 1,510 1,090 4,300 4,010 CIS 14,110 12,940 54,240 52,130 Other Europe Canada 400 510 1,190 1,380 USA 3,980 4,340 14,430 12,690 Afghanistan 720 270 2,300 2,250 Bangladesh 4,570 1,050 11,570 5,860 Iran 6,590 5,200 23,070 18,030 Japan 960 910 3,300 3,490 Pakistan 6,980 3,760 19,380 15,630 Singapore 100 110 320 370 Sri Lanka 430 730 1,710 2,690 Saudi Arabia 890 1,380 2,580 3,180 UAE 9,780 4,450 22,710 17,160 Other Asia 2,000 990 3,460 3,320 Egypt 1,300 1,910 7,490 8,190 Kenya 790 440 1,900 2,320 Other Africa Australia 670 640 3,060 3,050 Other Countries 3,980 4,230 13,100 16,220 Total 70,660 55,060 219,060 201,230 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF INDIA. Figures include Instant Tea. Figures are Provisional.

Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 Pakistan

  20 162 39 243

  Saudi Arabia UAE

  9

  68

  16

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

  Iran 2,578 1,810 6,201 5,182 Iraq 2,333 2,397 4,719 6,989 Israel 223

  Other Countries 687 505 1,657 1,616

  2 Australia 238 198 718 581

  2

  2

  2

  Tunisia

  52 198 199 622

  Syria 1,309 1,126 3,260 2,478 Turkey 4,329 3,017 9,879 9,116 UAE 1,618 2,493 3,673 6,775 Other Asia 919 1,190 2,210 2,855 Egypt 392 120 863 569 Libya 1,004 880 2,730 2,588 South Africa

  27 Saudi Arabia 467 294 1,168 1,075

  Japan 905 615 2,528 1,914 Jordan 661 432 1,713 1,339 Kuwait 1,459 722 2,974 2,516 Lebanon 363 187 844 476 Pakistan

  78 439 370

  Country To Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 147 143 293 278 Finland 206

  72 415 494

  USA 568 237 1,220 931 Chile 653 557 1,288 1,610 Hong Kong 430 314 1,129 1,146 India

  69 42 157 136

  Ukraine 549 385 1,543 1,137 Other CIS 1,366 1,337 3,769 3,494 Other Europe 675 677 2,115 2,235 Canada

  3,972 2,728 11,018 8,374

  Poland 254 172 637 544 Russian Federation

  97 879 299

  Italy 182 195 501 605 Netherlands 291

  52 72 218 156

  Germany 665 717 1,410 1,486 Greece

  62 324 176

  France 122

  89 316 162 3,505

Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)

  Country To Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom 115 132 406 532 France 198 503 711 1,510 Germany 1,112 1,064 3,346 3,236 Netherlands 119

  66 303 202

  Poland 183

  88 356 376

  Russian Federation

  1,052 978 3,210 3,047

  Uzbekistan 872 133 2,141 4,332 Other CIS 637 358 1,952 1,609 Other Europe 372 287 1,147 878 Canada

  56 78 256 292

  USA 924 1,313 2,505 3,966 Afghanistan 286 237 693 743 Hong Kong 981 331 2,293 1,583 Iran 175

  18 545 508

  Japan 1,342 927 4,647 2,787 Pakistan 516 383 2,103 1,333 Singapore 151

  74 414 224

  Other Asia 1,258 1,213 3,294 3,593 Algeria 839 1,243 3,530 3,755 Gambia 399 300 1,297 1,473 Ghana 342 478 912 1,399 Mali 650 543 1,621 1,440 Mauritania 1,344 554 3,732 2,789 Morocco 6,070 4,593 16,017 16,133 Niger 440 407 1,030 635 Senegal 831 769 2,151 2,431 Togo 1,271 463 2,946 3,432 Tunisia

  614 668

  Other Africa 1,632 1,309 3,948 4,807 Other Countries 247 224 614 930 Total 24,414 19,066 68,734 70,643 Black Tea 2,031 1,753 6,336 6,106 Green Tea 20,217 15,803 55,722 59,572 Oolong Tea 1,417 865 4,483 2,753 Jasmine Tea 353 385 1,259 1,537

Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2013 2014 2013 2014 United Kingdom 254 145 6,657 2,913 Germany 412 328 5,184 4,326 Netherlands

  34 84 1,297 628

  Poland 311

  34 3,802 2,510

  CIS 977 1,158 11,431 10,456 Other Europe

  16 389 707 2,163

  USA 201 360 4,813 4,414 Afghanistan

  63 186 662

  India 151

  58 1,415 1,869

  Iran 173 1,097 921 Malaysia 816 655 8,877 10,307 Pakistan 858 894 8,221 7,435 Singapore

  60 105 882 1,052

  UAE 181 262 2,640 3,013 Other Asia 701 799 7,515 9,643 Australia 140 123 2,045 1,913 Other Countries 214 154 4,073 2,174 Total 5,499 5,611 70,842 66,399 * MONTHLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 AND 2015 RESPECTIVELY.

Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

  Mar Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 China

  70 115 141 235

  Japan

  68 63 133 131

  Hong Kong

  20

  42

  63

  96 USA

  52 64 132 211

  Other Countries 102 118 293 324 Total 312 402 762 997 Source: Taiwan Tea Manufacturers' Association.

Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)

  Mar Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom 4,370 3,303 14,611 12,374 Ireland Rep 552 436 1,157 928 Netherlands 114 105 434 507 Poland 468 881 1,527 2,146 Russian

  2,013 2,245 5,816 6,942

  Federation Kazhakstan 1,050 722 3,098 1,644 Other CIS 147 207 219 496 Other Europe

  64 91 413 473

  Canada 150

  17 975 122

  USA 407 308 906 834 Afghanistan 4,223 2,664 11,431 12,084 India 451 237 1,026 959 Iran 1,572 642 3,115 1,389 Pakistan 7,618 7,820 24,811 30,116 Sri Lanka

  77 28 211 114

  UAE 3,490 4,322 10,906 13,206 Yemen 1,677 1,186 4,871 4,396 Other Asia 1,309 1,621 3,727 4,941 Egypt 8,796 7,031 25,750 17,854 Somalia 312 276 1,293 844 Sudan 2,315 477 6,835 4,970 Other Countries 822 525 2,419 1,889 Total 41,997 35,144 125,551 119,228

Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom 1,106 1,191 2,521 1,886 Netherlands

  22 249 69 340

  Other Europe

  68 266 211 452

  USA

  23

  71

  46

  93

  Pakistan 154

  23 1,093 1,303

  Kenya (a) 673 1,457 8,640 13,566 Other Countries 247

  89 5,777 2,653

  Total 1,755 2,573 26,087 25,275 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 Kenya (a) 3,704 2,334 9,181 5,965 Total 3,704 2,334 9,181 5,965 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 2013 2014 2013 2014 United Kingdom

  48 72 1,602 1,008

  Germany 268 184 1,214 2,306 Netherlands 198 1,672 1,107 USA 4,015 4,953 40,262 38,418 Chile 208 863 8,605 7,723 Other Countries 608 577 6,964 6,821 Total Black Tea 5,345 6,649 60,319 57,383 Green Tea 122

  99 1,792 1,994

  Total 5,467 6,748 62,111 59,377

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

  Mar Mar Cumulative Country From Cumulative 2015 2014 2015 2014

  India 1,937 1,013 5,790 4,398 Sri Lanka 299

  89 569 329

  Indonesia 398 289 1,103 824 China 233 377 832 868 Taiwan

  3

  3

  13

  17 Iran

  Turkey

  6

  1

  31

  16 Vietnam

  28

  25 51 108

  UAE

  48 1,374 95 3,838

  Other Asia

  14

  11 50 256

  Kenya 6,997 6,779 16,282 18,036 Malawi 313 194 872 586 Rwanda

  78 37 147

  South Africa 163 130 554 181 Tanzania 407 489 928 1,215 Uganda

  46

  76

  70 Zimbabwe 188 173 188 466

  Other Africa

  96 170 215

  Argentina

  93 101 142 298

  Germany

  59 148 321 443

  Netherlands 357 630 552 1,704 Other EC 348 382 1,174 1,235 Countries Other Europe 252 253 838 780 Other Countries

  32 62 141 135

  Total 12,271 12,647 30,809 36,165 Re-Exports 2,391 2,203 5,656 6,361 Net Imports 9,880 10,444 25,153 29,804

  

(1) FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH, NOT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. (2) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES

HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO MARCH 2015.

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

  Mar Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country To 2014 2015 2014 2015 Belgium/Lux. 163 102 465 324 Denmark

  2

  2

  21

  16 France

  90 85 224 1,215

  Germany 334 195 408 443 Ireland 493 511 1,220 1,357 Italy

  19

  44 68 106

  Finland

  4

  8

  24

  28 Netherlands 95 172 116 314

  Poland

  17 78 167 171

  Spain

  45 89 141 184

  Sweden

  6

  6

  12

  26 Other EC 406 41 582 150

  Countries Norway

  14

  3

  31

  24 Switzerland 97 152 301 235

  CIS

  1

  8

  9

  14 Other Europe

  4

  9

  13

  20 Canada 297 409 946 857

  USA

  99 122 356 311

  Japan

  72 12 214 208

  UAE

  4

  6

  21

  40 Australia

  8

  25

  22

  53 Other Countries 121 124 295 265

  Total 2,391 2,203 5,656 6,361

  

H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO MARCH 2015. (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 JAN FEB MAR JAN FEB MAR 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 Primary wholesalers 6,495 6,642 6,091 5,698 5,698 6,081

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

  113 Apr13/Mar14

  114 May13/Apr14

  116 Jun13/May14

  115 Jul13/Jun14

  112 Aug13/Jul14

  111 Sep13/Aug14

  

110

Oct13/Sep14

  111 Nov13/Oct14

  110 Dec13/Nov14

  108 Jan-Dec14

  111 Feb14/Jan15

  111 Mar14/Feb15

  110 Apr14/Mar15

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

  Country From Feb 2014 Feb 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India

  58 40 128 102

  Sri Lanka 122

  61 220 164

  Indonesia

  19

  24

  43

  42 China 572 546 1,126 1,054

  United Kingdom

  57 196

  54 Bel/Lux 161 167 358 352

  Germany 173 207 312 407 Other Countries 371 327 781 621 Total 1,533 1,372 3,164 2,796 Green Tea 168 193 339 389 Net Imports 1,229 1,005 2,516 2,119 Black Tea 813 692 1,623 1,493 Green Tea 719 680 1,541 1,303 Re-Exports 304 367 648 677 Black Tea 136 174 309 288

Imports by Country of Origin - GERMANY (Metric Tons)

  Country From Jan* 2013 Jan* 2014 Cumulative 2013 Cumulative 2014 India 1,389 946 8,675 8,928 Sri Lanka 867 627 7,985 8,202 Indonesia 329 158 3,856 2,459 China 693 467 3,141 4,775 Turkey

  Vietnam 139

  10 1,719 1,174

  Kenya 213 193 1,290 1,780 Malawi 361

  72 1,685 2,450

  Zimbabwe

  44 20 481 561

  Other Africa 134

  34 2,200 903

  Argentina 124 1,999 2,809 United Kingdom 102

  5 895 1,095

  Netherlands 119

  49 1,128 1,123

  Papua New Guinea

  18 Other Countries 164 230 4,328 4,523

  53 71 787 239

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

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India

  47

  36

  80

  73 China

  4

  2

  10

  15 Kenya 272 182 439 818

  Other Africa

  57

  35

  99

  64 United Kingdom 229 186 436 375

  Other Countries

  26

  49

  38

  66 Total 635 490 1,102 1,411

  Re-Exports

  72 36 158

  89 Net Imports 563 454 944 1,322 SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.

Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)

  Jan* Jan* Cumulative Country From Cumulative 2014 2013 2014 2013

  India 620 422 4,082 4,216 Sri Lanka 139 157 2,034 1,835 China 156

  81 2,027 1,886

  Indonesia 276 247 3,814 3,044 Vietnam 382 109 3,268 2,479 Kenya 851 657 6,075 6,064 Malawi

  59 258 652

  Other Africa 182

  61 1,512 1,940

  Germany 264 238 3,540 7,770 Netherlands 180 244 2,225 1,633 Other Europe

  96 209 1,707 1,222

  Argentina

  68 227 1,101 1,842

  Other Countries 137 105 743 1,063 Total 3,351 2,816 32,386 35,646 Green Tea in packages

  30 36 383 422

  below 3 kg Green Tea in packages

  209 305 3,774 4,231

  above 3 kg Black Tea in packages

  306 267 2,860 2,891

  below 3 kg Black Tea in packages

  2,806 2,208 25,369 28,102

  above 3 kg

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

  Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2013 2014 2013 2014 India 9,400 8,300 40,400 37,200 Sri Lanka 11,000 10,100 44,600 43,500 Indonesia 3,100 2,400 10,800 9,600 China 3,100 3,200 13,900 13,900 Vietnam 2,800 2,000 11,500 10,700 Kenya 5,000 7,600 21,700 27,500 United Kingdom

  10

  10

  40

  20 Germany 450 200 1,600 1,160

  Poland 240 100 720 440 Other CIS 1,200 350 3,900 3,200 Other Europe 300

  40 940 280

  Papua New Guinea 500 500 2,200 2,100 Other Countries 700 1,200 8,000 8,800 Total 37,800 36,000 160,300 158,400 All figures are ITC estimates, excluding re-exports.

Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)

  Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2013 2014 2013 2014 India

  16 15 237 104

  Sri Lanka

  63 50 207 201

  Indonesia

  21

  26

  74

  97 Kenya 531 127 787 2,123

  United Kingdom 314 300 1,819 1,386 Germany 133 171 685 622 Netherlands

  49 605 126 324

  Other Europe 142 141 548 528 Other Countries 162

  75 1,381 401

  Total 1,431 1,510 5,864 5,786 Re-Exports 1,108 1,076 4,075 4,159 Net Imports 323 434 1,789 1,627 QUARTELY FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 AND 2015 RESPECTIVELY.

Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India 128 278 320 412 Sri Lanka

  37 17 143 121

  Indonesia

  21

  31

  42 China

  97 30 194 108

  Kenya 350

  90 648 174

  USA 302 386 444 699 United Kingdom 336 214 708 458 Other Countries

  63 64 245 149

  Total Black Tea 1,334 1,079 2,733 2,163 Green Tea 351 311 689 554 Total Imports 1,685 1,390 3,422 2,717 Re-Exports 115 124 190 188 Net Imports 1,570 1,266 3,232 2,529

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

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India 502 581 1,655 1,596 Sri Lanka 272 235 571 675 Indonesia 123 194 527 478 China 664 1,112 1,417 1,757 Taiwan

  20

  38

  68

  68 Turkey

  88 2 197

  2 Vietnam 515 225 1,273 733

  Kenya

  26 159 377 203

  Malawi 599 106 858 473 South Africa

  9

  3

  16 Zimbabwe 67 133 112

  Other Africa

  14

  10

  37

  25 Argentina 4,299 4,003 7,016 7,328

  Ecuador

  40

  20

  60

  60 United Kingdom 164 93 245 177

  Germany 173 259 312 480 Other Europe 191 101 396 295 Papua New Guinea

  38

  72 Other Countries 169 152 357 267

  Total Black Tea 7,926 7,299 15,540 14,817 India

  63 52 128 163

  China 497 423 1,158 1,124 Japan 146 150 259 311 Other Countries 391 491 916 893 Total Green Tea 1,097 1,116 2,461 2,491 Total All Tea 9,023 8,415 18,001 17,308

Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 Sri Lanka 608 114 1,458 1,266 Indonesia 108

  11 173

  46 China

  37

  42 55 112

  Kenya

  27 113 120 348

  Argentina 521 1,006 1,312 1,397 Brazil

  24 Other Countries 215 75 361 351

  Total 1,516 1,361 3,503 3,520

Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)

  Feb Feb Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India 140 125 500 512 Sri Lanka 726 746 1,557 1,356 Indonesia

  23 139 125 244

  China 1,584 1,169 3,253 2,182 Taiwan

  30

  55

  59

  80 Vietnam

  16

  3

  91

  31 Kenya 77 199 173 356

  Malawi

  21 United Kingdom

  4

  8

  7

  13 Other Europe

  7

  4

  15

  8 Australia 41 186 129 213

  Other Countries

  12

  4

  48

  46 Total 2,660 2,638 5,978 5,041

  Green Tea 349 419 918 764 Black Tea 1,001 1,292 2,480 2,631 Other Tea 1,309 927 2,579 1,646

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

  Mar Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India

  21

  30 94 100

  Sri Lanka 255 338 1,130 1,075 China 303 300 1,142 1,118 Taiwan

  48 62 144 174

  Japan

  29

  36

  82

  84 Other Asia

  38 41 162 134

  United Kingdom

  6

  7

  20

  22 Other Countries

  18

  18

  60

  49 Total 718 832 2,834 2,756

  Re-Exports 154 118 491 442 Net Imports 564 714 2,343 2,314

Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)

  Mar Mar Cumulative Cumulative Country From 2014 2015 2014 2015 India 1,387 1,529 5,595 4,138 Bangladesh 176

  51 176 307

  Sri Lanka Indonesia 498 187 1,651 736 China 360

  61 1,412 339

  Vietnam

  67 343 628 833

  Burundi 309 545 958 1,083 Kenya 6,113 10,725 21,203 30,363 Malawi

  57 134

  Rwanda 511 1,232 1,899 2,900 Tanzania 205 718 446 1,809 Uganda 187 429 881 825 Other Africa

  28 90 239 271

  Other Countries

  23 Total 9,898 15,910 35,245 43,604

  Black Tea 9,760 15,842 34,785 43,270 Green Tea 137

  68 460 334 SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION.

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

  Period Country Month 2014 2015 2014 2015 from 1st Jan UNITED KINGDOM (a) MAR 10,431 10,061 3 25,694 28,461 FRANCE FEB 1,229 1,005 2 2,516 2,119 GERMANY JAN* 3,705 2,012 12 28,722 31,851

  IRELAND REP FEB 563 454 2 944 1,322 POLAND JAN* 3,351 2,816 12 32,386 35,646 SWITZERLAND JAN-MAR # 323 434 12 1,789 1,627 RUSSIAN FED. OCT-DEC ~ 37,800 36,000 12 156,300 154,000 CANADA FEB 1,570 1,266 2 3,232 2,529 USA FEB 9,023 8,415 2 18,001 17,308 CHILE FEB 1,516 1,361 2 3,503 3,520 HONG KONG MAR 564 714 3 2,343 2,314 JAPAN FEB 2,660 2,638 2 5,978 5,040 TAIWAN MAR 2,607 2,254 3 6,099 6,399 PAKISTAN MAR 9,898 15,910 3 35,245 43,604

  (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 2014 AND 2015 RESPECTIVELY.

# QUARTERLY FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 AND 2015 RESPECTIVELY. ~ QUARTERLY AND CUMULATIVE 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 30th Mar 6th Apr 13th Apr 20th Apr 27th Apr

  INDIA/RUPEE

  62.64

  62.22

  62.39

  63.11

  63.32 BANGLADESH/TAKA

  77.25

  76.74

  77.79

  77.72

  77.83 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 133.11 131.09 132.95 133.13 133.31

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2015

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

MALAWI 358 139.89 485 160.46 633 154.76 3,359 146.69

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  ALL TEA 5,960 245.00 6,345 257.00 5,994 259.00 5,268 262.00 123,024 236.00

  61.00 Rwanda 450 251.00 466 271.00 377 259.00 414 271.00 7,187 254.00 Tanzania 205 190.00 97 81.00 153 121.00 327 115.00 1,942 109.00

Uganda 663 129.00 601 129.00 513 131.00 583 139.00 15,036 124.00

  49

  66.00 Mozambique

  82

  90.00 18 109.00 Malawi

  2

  Madgascar 16 111.00

  

Burundi 171 265.00 173 275.00 190 276.00 140 291.00 3,486 258.00

Congo 10 155.00 7 165.00 13 153.00 7 151.00 118 149.00

Kenya 4,445 264.00 5,001 274.00 4,748 277.00 3,795 292.00 95,106 254.00

  Week Beginning 06-Apr 13-Apr 20-Apr 27-Apr Jan-Apr

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

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  

High-Grown 1,433 377.91 1,476 378.13 1,544 367.71 20,657 396.62

Med-Grown 987 375.66 984 378.32 926 375.33 13,752 380.69

Low-Grown 4,305 425.58 4,269 430.81 3,885 420.66 64,032 429.34

ALL TEA 6,725 408.10 6,729 411.58 6,355 401.19 98,441 415.68

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

  2,232 186.82

  99.11 Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg Leaf 10,341 166.95 Dust

  

Leaf 116 112.35 128 101.89 216 112.31 170 105.07 2,666 107.53

Dust 916 101.72 920 102.98 1,208 99.11 1,064 96.75 15,002

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  

Leaf 312 138.17 479 155.09 1,099 116.79 639 146.15 18,805 108.84

Dust 123 144.63 138 163.95 344 136.17 267 153.94 7,570 112.03

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  88 103.30 171 94.06 101 171.71 103 151.16 10,206 119.77

  Leaf In Excise Duty 682 109.91 750 120.51 432 179.57 639 165.54 24,845 123.56 Dust

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  

INDONESIA 406 142.81 367 146.54 365 135.03 365 144.84 346 139.79 7,251 149.74

Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2014

  95.44 73 166.85 111 68.27 3,288 171.64

  

MALAWI 329 141.78 296 140.15 394 137.71 425 136.35 4,362 146.98

  Limbe US Cts/Kg

  223.00

  Tanzania 283 139.00 82 139.00 144 145.00 104 133.00 2,332 151.00

Uganda 647 151.00 711 149.00 799 151.00 821 153.00 15,581 173.00

ALL TEA 7,205 204.00 7,184 210.00 7,762 212.00 7,239 199.00 118,328

  Madagascar 1 128.00 9 129.00 47 157.00 Malawi 15 137.00 45 150.00

43 127.00

20 154.00 385 159.00 Mozambique 52 138.00 33 108.00

88 143.00

90 136.00 776 155.00

Rwanda 382 227.00 402 202.00 369 226.00 368 219.00 5,668 238.00

  

Burundi 219 208.00 194 211.00 197 214.00 175 200.00 2,933 225.00

Congo 8 160.00 4 140.00 6 140.00 66 166.00

Kenya 5,599 212.00 5,716 220.00 6,118 222.00 5,646 207.00 90,540 233.00

  Mombasa US Cts/Kg

  

INDONESIA 474 165.14 441 163.99 450 183.22 496 172.76 470 167.53 9,831 173.05

  Jakarta US Cts/Kg

  104,364 480.50

  

High-Grown 1,418 425.82 1,409 414.79 1,581 413.46 1,518 415.86 22,613 435.35

Med-Grown 1,015 412.63 960 411.03 1,030 411.47 1,086 421.35 15,392 425.65

Low-Grown 4,302 480.51 4,051 483.07 4,285 492.82 4,201 510.90 66,359 508.61

ALL TEA 6,735 458.77 6,420 457.31 6,896 462.48 6,805 475.41

  Colombo SL Rs/Kg

  Week Beginning 07-Apr 14-Apr 21-Apr 28-Apr Jan-Apr

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

  86.71

  88

  Leaf 981 91.21 600 74.06 492 56.51 230 170.69 656 55.22 16,201 138.56 Dust 109 137.85

  Chittagong Ban Taka/Kg

  Leaf 83 109.85 100 108.13 127 108.29 129 109.64 1,838 108.34

Dust 829 110.68 881 108.16 948 109.51 911 113.32 13,211 110.19

  Kochi Ind Rs/Kg

  

Leaf 228 130.32 218 161.96 503 138.98 1,071 157.80 770 167.07 16,629 127.07

Dust 72 137.48 73 170.72 142 148.75 390 165.42 318 164.56 7,110 116.16

  Guwahati Ind Rs/Kg

  99.01 19 176.13

86 123.44

87 177.66 183 183.77 7,743 124.99

  47

  Leaf In Excise Duty 228 126.04 130 161.18 561 143.43 541 176.33 934 181.01 21,798 133.63 Dust

  Kolkata Ind Rs/Kg

  68

  Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices 175 165 225 311 147 245 0 282 160 249 309 145 259 160 258 155 234 301 140 262 155 185 165 195 0 135 257 140 143

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  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