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

  

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.

  Monthly Statistical Summary: April 2016 Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)

  Period from 1st Production Month 2015 2016 2015 2016 Jan N E INDIA Feb 2,250 2,270 2 6,430 5,580 SOUTH INDIA Feb 13,950 14,750 2 31,110 29,310 BANGLADESH Feb

  13 2 174

  9 121

  SRI LANKA Feb 25,456 22,900 2 48,717 48,064

  KENYA Feb 24,276 43,970 2 65,929 94,270

  MALAWI Feb 5,082 5,773 2 11,564 11,372 TANZANIA Dec # 2,953 3,766 12 36,115 31,657 UGANDA Feb 2,096 3,058 2 6,902 6,413

• - - TOTAL

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

  Production

  MAR '13 - FEB '14 MAR '14 - FEB '15 MAR '15 - FEB '16

  N E INDIA 961,600 964,880 962,780 SOUTH INDIA 241,380 242,190 225,670 BANGLADESH 66,261 64,348 66,297 SRI LANKA 339,002 338,849 328,307 KENYA 427,304 432,290 427,552 MALAWI 49,638 43,077

  39,253

  TANZANIA 31,261 36,400

  24,429

  UGANDA 59,133 63,628 57,374

  TOTAL 2,175,579 2,185,662 2,131,662

  FOLLOWING NOTES RELATE TO THE ABOVE TWO TABLES; INDIA, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, KENYA & TANZANIA - Respective Tea Boards; MALAWI & UGANDA - Respective Tea Associations; # MONTHLY AND CUMULATIVE FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 & 2015, RESPECTIVELY. ROLLING TOTALS ARE UP TO DEC '15 ONLY.

  Exports by Country of Destination - INDIA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Apr-Jun 2014 Apr-Jun 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom 2,070 2,200 5,630 5,330 Germany 1,260 1,130 2,830 2,640 Ireland 180 100 450 260 Netherlands 400 580 1,140 1,190 Poland 830 840 1,960 1,880 CIS

  11,580 12,410 26,190 26,770

• Other Europe

  Canada 200 300 490 3,320 USA 2,000 2,600 4,530 2,980 Afghanistan 280 110 820 330 Bangladesh 420 1,790 4,770 5,280 Iran 3,300 2,400 9,130 7,610 Japan

  450 330 1,270 820 Pakistan 3,200 2,960 8,450 7,560 Singapore 110 100 170 180 Sri Lanka 820 600 1,320 1,270 Saudi Arabia 490 550 1,140 1,020 UAE 2,680 2,850 10,310 6,510 Other Asia

  660 300 1,720 1,060 Egypt 2,850 900 4,450 1,850 Kenya 190 490 1,410 1,000

• Other Africa

  Australia 800 740 1,700 1,560 Other Countries 3,420 3,540 7,710 7,480 Total 38,190 37,820 97,590 87,900 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF INDIA. Figures include Instant Tea and are Provisional.

  Exports by Country of Destination - BANGLADESH (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 Pakistan

  81 29 2272 377 Saudi Arabia

  15

  73

  65 UAE

  7 7 289 120 Other Countries

  7

  27

  13 Total

  88 58 2661 575

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

  Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 United Kingdom

  53 78 1,060 1,164 Finland 171 121 2,221 1,142 France

  63 34 1,077 767 Germany 416 625 6,246 6,854 Greece

  17 43 663 592 Italy 180 74 1,512 1,514 Netherlands

  83 215 3,003 1,550 Poland 183 181 2,599 2,382 Russian Federation 3,074 3,230 43,555 36,186 Ukraine

  335 447 6,358 3,984 Other CIS 1,057 1,083 15,426 14,130 Other Europe 738 652 8,735 9,174 Canada

  51 26 677 598 USA 312 298 4,509 3,811 Chile 587 389 6,949 6,875 Hong Kong

  388 361 5,051 4,780 India 1,715 103 1,883 5,583 Iran 1,927 2,836 29,259 29,569 Iraq 2,500 2,982 24,442 31,038 Israel

  71 93 1,965 1,422 Japan 746 559 8,977 8,347 Jordan

  424 335 6,649 5,576 Kuwait 784 463 12,146 8,678 Lebanon 134 255 3,435 2,450 Pakistan - 113 86 3,282 Saudi Arabia 501 367 4,680 4,369 Syria 501 823 12,849 10,942 Turkey

  3,117 1,365 44,732 33,685 UAE 1,958 2,078 19,217 22,932 Other Asia 817 988 10,667 13,707 Egypt 204 371 2,813 4,176 Libya 1,033 779 12,425 9,903 South Africa 273 232 1,763 2,037 Tunisia

  22

  3 Australia 194 292 2,871 2,365 Other Countries 574 587 7,363 5,856 Total 25,181 23,478 317,885 301,423 Tea in Bulk 15,059 10,835 126,970 142,598 Tea in Packets 6,922 10,779 162,377 134,069 Tea in Bags

  1,538 1,776 26,335 19,773 Tea Other 1,662 89 2,203 4,984 SOURCE: SRI LANKA TEA BOARD. FIGURES EXCLUDE IMPORTED TEA, RE-EXPORTED; COUNTRY FIGURES INCLUDE INSTANT TEA.

  Exports by Country of Destination - CHINA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 United Kingdom 181 253 2,352 2,479 France 472 363 3,182 5,524 Germany 1,097 1,087 12,542 12,478 Netherlands

  49 103 972 1,225 Poland

  72 216 1,434 2,101 Russian Federation

  1,077 1,125 13,933 12,771 Uzbekistan 2,135 1,288 16,388 26,795 Other CIS 434 511 8,530 7,337 Other Europe

  275 399 4,505 3,851 Canada 135 84 1,212 1,341 USA 1,242 1,093 15,304 16,360 Afghanistan 278 159 4,131 2,904 Hong Kong 780 1,320 10,238 10,310 Iran 322 81 2,994 2,713 Japan 975 1,046 14,550 13,073 Pakistan 429 901 6,353 6,620 Singapore

  71 62 1,352 1,095 Other Asia 1,153 2,352 15,628 19,209 Algeria 1,324 1,241 15,010 14,365 Gambia

  469 282 4,439 4,627 Ghana 529 868 4,248 8,628 Mali 518 427 5,278 5,888 Mauritania

  1,339 1,234 14,097 12,866 Morocco 4,720 4,983 58,996 64,438 Niger

  72 147 3,496 2,704 Senegal 1,064 1,382 13,332 17,221 Togo 1,650 1,324 16,893 13,312 Tunisia 357 47 2,831 2,995 Other Africa 1,713 1,354 24,034 25,853 Other Countries 399 238 3,230 3,873 Total 25,331 25,970 301,484 324,956 Black Tea 2,264 2,819 27,753 28,115 Green Tea 21,260 21,121 249,177 272,146 Oolong Tea

  910 1,250 15,387 15,365 Jasmine Tea 685 496 5,782 6,045 Pu'erh Tea 212 284 3,385 3,284 SOURCE: CHINA ECONOMIC MONITORING & ANALYSIS CENTRE.

  Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Oct 2014 Oct 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom 104 142 2,581 2,342 Germany

  152 335 3,781 4,492 Netherlands

  77 70 495 567 Poland 148 97 2,255 1,976 CIS

  1,078 1,104 9,080 11,269 Other Europe 476 1 1,718 1,099 USA 449 86 3,627 3,272 Afghanistan

• 65

  471 368

  64 - India 1,464 629

  44 - Iran 790 176

  Malaysia 716 446 8,623 7,538 Pakistan 345 332 6,366 5,100 Singapore

  58 69 885 812 UAE 255 179 2,586 1,825 Other Asia 831 674 8,102 9,790 Australia 156 143 1,670 1,538 Other Countries 191 180 1,982 1,878 Total 5,209 3,858 56,476 54,671

  Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 China

  42 66 119 212 Japan

  44

  43

  67

  99 Hong Kong

  17

  18

  54

  59 USA

  92 75 147 143 Other Countries

  91 96 208 210 Total 286 298 595 723

  Exports by Country of Destination - KENYA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 United Kingdom 4,125 4,429 53,275 45,138 Ireland Rep 208 311 3,822 3,291 Netherlands 237 318 2,545 1,826 Poland

  814 368 6,714 7,559 Russian Federation 3,223 1,566 27,567 22,813 Kazhakstan 541 387 13,356 8,732 Other CIS 150 237 1,421 1,198 Other Europe

  94 98 1,323 1,569 Canada

  17 41 1,792 721 USA

  295 723 5,095 3,842 Afghanistan 4,666 5,235 45,446 41,609 India 332 363 4,454 3,426 Iran 335 551 8,257 3,514 Pakistan 11,809 11,022 105,680 116,435 Sri Lanka

  29

• 738 332

  UAE 4,144 1,730 41,462 37,768 Yemen

  2,169 843 17,073 13,592 Other Asia 1,707 2,121 15,784 19,317 Egypt 4,520 7,584 101,947 77,189 Somalia 176 568 4,353 4,772 Sudan 3,524 1,303 27,793 19,946 Other Countries 574 487 9,482 8,872 Total 43,689 40,285 499,379 443,461

SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF KENYA (PROVISIONAL), INCLUDES TEA IMPORTED AND RE-EXPORTED;

  Exports by Country of Destination - MALAWI (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 United Kingdom 695 443 10,575 10,681 Netherlands

  92 217 817 1,042 Other Europe 186 22 1,305 1,874 USA

  23 46 871 848

• 1,437
• Pakistan

  Kenya

• 395 4,952 892

  South Africa 707 866 16,253 12,850 Other Africa

  25 150 874 645 Other Countries 212 91 2,683 2,049 Total 1,940 2,230 39,767 30,881 SOURCE: TEA ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI.

  Exports by Country of Destination - TANZANIA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom 314 197 3,624 3,750 Other Europe 257 334 1,938 4,056 Pakistan

  96 25 1,248 1,640 Kenya 829 535 9,671 11,331 Other Countries 100 272 2,354 2,723 Total 1,596 1,363 18,835 23,500 SOURCE: TEA BOARD OF TANZANIA. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

  Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Dec 2014 Dec 2015 2014 2015 Kenya 4,571 5,073 57,191 54,455

  Total 4,571 5,073 57,191 54,455 PROVISIONAL; SOURCE: UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION. (a) INCLUDES SHIPMENTS TO MOMBASA AUCTIONS.

  Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 2014 2015 United Kingdom

  72 73 1,008 825 Germany

  184 213 2,306 2,431

• Netherlands

  1,107 1,143 - USA 4,953 4,238 38,418 42,839 Chile 863 871 7,723 8,040 Other Countries 577 733 6,821 5,305 Total Black Tea 6,649 6,128 57,383 60,583 Green Tea

  99 200 2,005 1,730

  Total 6,748 6,328 59,388 62,313

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India 1,186 1,495 3,386 4,300 Sri Lanka

  75 77 240 195 Indonesia 297 168 535 272 China 220 301 491 462 Taiwan

  3

  3

  14

  6

• Iran
• 44

  12 - Turkey

  15

  9 Vietnam

  40

  26

  82

  67 UAE 905 30 2,465

  37 Other Asia 124 22 201

  43 Kenya 4,582 5,589 11,257 10,196 Malawi 265 118 392 260 Rwanda

  14

  13 69 121 South Africa

  1

  10

  50

  10 Tanzania 268 173 725 472

• Uganda

  24

  77 Zimbabwe 193 293 50 -

  Other Africa 125 143 215 282 Argentina

  124 49 198

  80 Germany 149 80 295 426 Netherlands 411 413 1,074 644 Other EC Countries

  369 589 853 1,167 Other Europe 243 308 527 614 Other Countries

  33

  29 74 145 Total 9,639 9,636 23,519 19,935 Re-Exports 2,574 1,713 4,158 4,990 Net Imports 7,065 7,923 19,361 14,945

(1) FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH, NOT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. (2) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO FEBRUARY 2016.

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country To Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 Belgium/Lux. 102 137 222 264 Denmark

  9

  2

  15

  9 France 1,058 144 1,131 1,836 Germany 150 46 248 137 Ireland

  382 458 846 884 Italy

  24

  54 62 102 Finland

  12

  14

  20

  18 Netherlands 128 51 142 111

  Poland

  36

  19

  94

  27 Spain

  32

  43

  95

  98 Sweden

  16

  3

  20

  11 Other EC Countries

  65 47 109

  91 Norway

  8

  3

  21

  13 Switzerland 22 136 82 164 CIS

  4

  3

  6

  4 Other Europe

  3

  8

  10

  25 Canada 150 273 448 632 USA

  93 119 189 201 Japan

  152 11 196

  32 UAE

  17

  23

  34

  31 Australia

  4

  18

  29

  31 Other Countries 107 101 139 269 Total 2,574 1,713 4,158 4,990

  H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO FEBRUAY 2016. (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 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 Mar 2016 Primary wholesalers 5,698 5,698 6,081 6,268 6,086 5,698 SOURCE: UNITED KINGDOM TEA & INFUSIONS ASSN.

  Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg) 112 112 111 108 107 109 109 111 111 112 112 107 108

  Imports by Country of Origin - FRANCE (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India

  40 44 102

  97 Sri Lanka

  61 84 164 188 Indonesia

  24

  26

  42

  53 China 546 662 1,054 1,169

• United Kingdom

  78 54 122 Bel/Lux 167 169 352 331 Germany

  207 188 407 372 Other Countries 328 324 621 661 Total 1,373 1,575 2,796 2,993 Black Tea 692 771 1,493 1,439 Green Tea 680 804 1,303 1,554 Re-Exports 367 341 677 636 Black Tea 174 188 288 335 Green Tea

  193 152 389 301 Net Imports 1,006 1,234 2,119 2,357 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 Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 India 946 1,339 8,928 10,542 Sri Lanka 627 707 8,202 7,643 Indonesia

  158 80 2,459 2,061 China 467 524 4,774 3,825 Turkey

  71 16 239 469 Vietnam

  10 21 1,174 599 Kenya 193 135 1,780 1,444 Malawi

  72 75 2,450 2,892 Zimbabwe

  20 95 561 851 Other Africa

  34 79 903 1,653

• Argentina 96 2,809 2,221

  United Kingdom 5 121 1,095 908

  Netherlands

  49 26 1,122 1,085

• Papua New Guinea
• Other Countries 230 134 4,524 3,643 Total Black Tea 2,882 3,448 41,020 39,836 Indonesia

  54 48 1,855 2,248 China 1,244 1,064 9,551 10,327 Vietnam

  13 9 1,263 1,289 Other Countries 248 202 4,131 3,029 Total Green Tea 1,559 1,323 16,800 16,893 Total All Tea 4,441 4,771 57,820 56,729 Total Re-Exports 2,428 2,256 25,970 23,948 Total Net Imports 2,013 2,515 31,850 32,781

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India 36 183 73 429

  China

  2

  5

  15

  8 Kenya 182 117 818 441

  35 - Other Africa

  63

  13 United Kingdom 186 211 375 508 Other Countries

  49

  77

  66

  88 Total 490 593 1,410 1,487 Re-Exports

  36

  45 89 141 Net Imports 454 548 1,321 1,346 SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.

  Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 India 422 583 4,216 4,785 Sri Lanka 157 192 1,835 1,807 China

  81 132 1,886 1,882 Indonesia

  247 189 3,044 2,749 Vietnam 109 100 2,479 1,799 Kenya 657 883 6,064 7,032 Malawi

  59 92 652 1,233 Other Africa

  61 204 1,940 2,276 Germany 238 396 7,770 4,398 Netherlands 244 131 1,633 2,417 Other Europe

  209 121 1,222 2,675 Argentina 227 67 1,842 923 Other Countries 105 46 1,063 811 Total 2,816 3,136 35,646 34,787 Green Tea in packages below 3kg

  36 21 422 362 Green Tea in packages above 3kg 305 402 4,231 4,166 Black Tea in packages below 3kg

  267 250 2,891 3,316 Black Tea in packages above 3kg 2,208 2,463 28,102 26,943 SOURCE: CUSTOMS.

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jul-Sep 2014 Jul-Sep 2015 2014 2015 India 9,980 12,000 28,820 32,000 Sri Lanka 11,920 10,500 33,420 26,570 Indonesia 2,620 3,300 7,100 9,500 China

  3,750 3,200 10,670 9,250

  Vietnam 2,700 3,100 8,700 8,500 Kenya 7,900 5,700 19,940 17,700 United Kingdom

  30

  10 40 -

  Germany

  360 300 960 800

  Poland 140 250 340 540 Other CIS 1,100 800 2,800 2,300 Other Europe

  230 - - 130

  Papua New Guinea 500 700 1,600 1,900 Other Countries 2,150 2,100 7,660 8,000 Total

  43,250 41,980 122,250 117,100 All figures are ITC estimates, excluding re-exports.

  Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Oct-Dec 2014 Oct-Dec 2015 2014 2015 India

  23 22 104

  79 Sri Lanka

  52 65 201 201 Indonesia

  1

  11

  97

  81 Kenya 580 26 2,123 781 United Kingdom 442 258 1,386 1,178 Germany 174 220 622 695 Netherlands 246 733 324 2,072 Other Europe

  146 138 528 547 Other Countries

  84 85 400 282 Total 1,748 1,558 5,785 5,916 Re-Exports 1,200 1,021 4,159 4,125 Net Imports 548 537 1,626 1,791

  Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India 278 232 412 459 Sri Lanka

  17 57 121 146

• Indonesia

  17

  42

  45 China

  30 61 108 145 Kenya

  90 35 174 156 USA

  386 347 699 724 United Kingdom 214 236 458 602 Other Countries

  64 77 149 214 Total Black Tea 1,079 1,062 2,163 2,491 Green Tea 311 303 554 575 Total Imports 1,390 1,365 2,717 3,066 Re-Exports 124 126 188 249 Net Imports 1,266 1,239 2,529 2,817

EXCLUDING IMPORTS OF INSTANT TEA;

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India 581 793 1,596 2,285 Sri Lanka 235 349 675 671 Indonesia

  194 82 478 398 China 1,112 734 1,757 1,511 Taiwan

  38

  46

  68

  68 Turkey

  2

• Vietnam 225 446 733 768 Kenya 159 418 203 645 Malawi 106 671 473 981

  2

  41

  9 - South Africa

  16

  31

• Zimbabwe 112 112 182

  Other Africa

  10

  53

  25

  81 Argentina 4,003 3,997 7,328 6,667 Ecuador

  20

  20

  60

  61 United Kingdom

  93 91 177 180 Germany 259 164 480 353 Other Europe

  101 32 295

  73

• Papua New Guinea

  72

  39 Other Countries 152 148 268 392 Total Black Tea 7,299 8,156 14,818 15,427 India

  52 99 163 171 China 423 588 1,124 1,356 Japan 150 182 311 331 Other Countries 491 385 893 795 Total Green Tea 1,116 1,254 2,491 2,653 Total All Tea 8,415 9,410 17,309 18,080

  Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Jan 2015 Jan 2016 2014 2015 Sri Lanka 1,152 978 6,405 6,914 Indonesia

  35 53 489 346 China

  70 68 448 514

• Kenya 235

  1,728 2,335 Argentina 392 661 10,508 10,098

• 48 -
• Brazil

  Other Countries 275 37 1,529 1,117 Total 2,159 1,797 21,155 21,324

  Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 15 Feb 16 2015 2016 India 125 354 512 760 Sri Lanka 746 673 1,356 1,285 Indonesia 139 43 244 107 China 1,169 1,103 2,182 2,420 Taiwan

  55

  35

  80

  72 Vietnam

  3

  54

  31

  54 Kenya 199 83 356 286

• Malawi

  United Kingdom

  8

  2

  13

  3 Other Europe

  4

  4

  8

  11 Australia 186 62 213 170 Other Countries

  4

  21

  45

  57 Total 2,638 2,434 5,040 5,225 Green Tea 419 302 764 742 Black Tea 1,292 1,239 2,631 2,604 Other Tea 927 893 1,646 1,879

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

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 15 Feb 16 2015 2016 India

  49

  55

  70

  95 Sri Lanka 345 277 737 654 China 330 258 818 1,013 Taiwan

  28 32 112 123 Japan

  32

  23

  47

  37 Other Asia

  37

  79 93 163 United Kingdom

  8

  15

  15

  25 Other Countries

  21

  37

  32

  73 Total 850 776 1,924 2,183 Re-Exports 139 197 323 414 Net Imports 711 579 1,601 1,769

  Imports by Country of Origin - PAKISTAN (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Mar 2015 Mar 2016 2015 2016 India 1,529 815 4,138 4,474

  51 307 - - Bangladesh

  22 - - Sri Lanka 205

  Indonesia 187 54 736 196 China

  61 80 339 934 Vietnam 343 76 833 324 Burundi 545 127 1,083 877 Kenya 10,725 6,326 30,363 24,182

• Malawi

  Rwanda 1,232 530 2,900 2,035 Tanzania 718 383 1,807 810 Uganda 429 122 825 720 Other Africa

  90 30 273 381

• Other Countries

  39 - Total 15,910 8,565 43,604 35,177 Black Tea

  15,842 8,565 43,270 35,060 Green Tea -

  68 334 117 SOURCE: PAKISTAN TEA ASSOCIATION.

  Imports by Country of Origin - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

  Cumulative Cumulative Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 2015 2016 India 150 251 307 524 Sri Lanka

  84 189 365 436 Indonesia

  151 59 310 209 China 193 10 361 260 Vietnam

  848 459 2,240 1,425 Other Countries 200 132 562 302 Total 1,626 1,100 4,145 3,156

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

  Period from 1st Country Month 2015 2016 2014 2015 Jan UNITED KINGDOM (a) FEB 7,065 8,105 2 19,368 14,990 FRANCE FEB 1,005 1,234 2 2,119 2,357 GERMANY JAN # 2,013 2,515 12 31,850 32,781

  IRELAND REP FEB 454 548 2 1,322 1,346

  POLAND JAN # 2,816 3,136 12 35,646 34,787 SWITZERLAND OCT-DEC * 548 537 12 1,626 1,791 RUSSIAN FED. JUL-SEP * 43,250 41,980 9 122,250 117,100 CANADA

  FEB 1,265 1,239 2 2,529 2,818 USA FEB 8,416 9,410 2 17,308 18,080 CHILE JAN # 2,159 1,797 12 21,155 21,324 HONG KONG FEB 711 579 2 1,600 1,769 JAPAN

  FEB 2,638 2,434 2 5,040 5,225 TAIWAN FEB 1,627 1,100 2 4,145 3,156 PAKISTAN MAR 15,910 8,565 3 43,604 35,177

  (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. * QUARTERLY AND CUMULATIVE

FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 & 2015, RESPECTIVELY # CUMULATIVE FIGURES RELATE 2014 AND 2015, RESPECTIVELY.

  Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar

  Country/Currency W/c 29th Feb W/c 7th Mar W/c 14th Mar W/c 21st Mar W/c 28th Mar

  INDIA/RUPEE

  68.23

  66.99

  67.19

  66.47

  66.22 BANGLADESH/TAKA

  78.38

  78.41

  78.40

  78.34

  78.36 SRI LANKA/RUPEE 144.41 144.91 144.84 145.38 146.00

  Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2016 Auction Details MT AV Price 7-Mar MT 7-Mar AV Price 14-Mar MT 14-Mar AV Price 21-Mar MT 21-Mar AV Price 28-Mar MT 28-Mar AV Price Jan-Mar MT Jan-Mar AV Price KOLKATA (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf In Excise Duty

• 825 119.98 - - - - 14,302 134.24 Dust - - - - 173 109.93 - - - - 5,618 126.84

  

GUWAHATI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf - - 808 103.78 - - - - 332 113.17 15,505 116.41

Dust - - 213 111.76 - - - - 66 150.34 5,724 123.70

  KOCHI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf 152 118.60 168 113.80 162 155.76 - - 176 118.35 2,293 122.27 Dust 797 110.67 852 103.88 935 112.67 - - 822 118.04 10,155 117.63

  CHITTAGONG (Ban Taka/Kg) Leaf 865 149.07 362 150.66 286 139.34 - - - - 11,008 166.81 Dust 142 175.41

  87 170.84 27 154.72 - - - - 2,029 186.84

COLOMBO (SL Rs/Kg) High-Grown 1,159 420.90 1,225 430.76 1,207 418.23 1,238 413.51 1,206 420.55 15,902 417.26

  Med-Grown 859 375.36 841 379.49 813 375.39 802 379.24 798 391.97 10,814 375.19 Low-Grown 3,742 395.79 3,978 407.84 3,656 410.75 3,862 422.10 3,667 436.23 49,532 412.00 ALL TEA 5,760 397.80 6,044 408.54 5,676 407.27 5,902 414.48 5,671 426.66 76,248 407.88

  

JAKARTA (US $ Cts/Kg) INDONESIA 624 173.90 700 172.34 773 173.94 571 169.72 676 166.74 8,382 176.18

MOMBASA (US $ Cts/Kg)

  Burundi - - 205 228.00 179 215.00 147 212.00 249 201.00 2,372 241.00 Congo

• 7 180.00

  13 188.00 - - 34 115.00 88 156.00 Kenya - - 6,447 238.00 6,740 233.00 6,704 225.00 6,890 225.00 94,969 251.00 Madgascar - - - - - - - - 20 150.00 20 150.00 Malawi - - - - - - - - - - - - Mozambique - - 25 151.00 48 167.00 34 163.00 21 138.00 329 144.00 Rwanda

• 425 255.00 307 244.00 385 235.00 422 229.00 5,190 268.00 Tanzania - -

  85 141.00 101 148.00 74 119.00 132 153.00 1,428 142.00 Uganda - - 988 154.00 786 155.00 888 155.00 748 158.00 13,270 155.00 ALL TEA - - 8,182 227.00 8,174 224.00 8,232 217.00 8,516 217.00 117,666 239.00

  

LIMBE (US $ Cts/Kg) MALAWI 226 168.65 281 156.14 327 165.35 326 154.57 - - 2,957 163.84

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.

  Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2015 02-Mar 02-Mar AV 09-Mar 09-Mar 16-Mar 16-Mar 23-Mar 23-Mar 30-Mar 30-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Auction Details MT Price MT AV Price MT AV Price MT AV Price MT AV Price MT AV Price Leaf In Excise

  KOLKATA (Ind Rs/Kg) 89.16 1,395 93.91 1,909 85.20 22,342 121.80 - - - - 861 Duty

  641 83.38 - - - - 595 96.46 776 86.30 9,745 119.50 Dust

• 778 - 100.63 457 106.19 983 - 93.27 16,276 104.91

  GUWAHATI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf

• Dust 256 101.92 140 101.88 338 86.70 6,698 107.45 -

  

KOCHI (Ind Rs/Kg) Leaf 167 100.53 112 107.38 149 - - 102.36 124 109.30 2,037 107.31

Dust 863 98.04 778 - 97.53 803 96.42 866 99.36 10,894 98.80 -

  CHITTAGONG (Ban Leaf 843 153.48 696 141.77 550 141.35 301 158.80 348 124.85 10,341 166.95

  Taka/Kg) 161 193.09 142 157.25 116 163.39 53 152.47 83 106.54 2,232 186.82 Dust

  

COLOMBO (SL Rs/Kg) High-Grown 1,158 406.83 1,387 410.57 1,491 407.47 1,311 396.27 1,386 385.44 16,203 402.71

Med-Grown 889 382.08 954 388.02 1,037 391.59 936 379.02 870 371.78 10,855 381.82 Low-Grown 4,370 413.66 4,280 421.02 3,985 427.10 3,916 431.84 3,979 436.33 51,573 430.19 ALL TEA 6,417 408.05 6,621 414.08 6,513 416.95 6,163 416.25 6,235 416.01 78,631 417.85 527 149.56 393 148.22 376 144.70 375 147.31 - - 5,401 152.44

  JAKARTA (US $ Cts/Kg) INDONESIA MOMBASA (US $ Burundi 273 268.00 249 270.00 257 272.00 233 269.00 177 261.00 2,812 253.00

  Cts/Kg) 5 - - - 170.00 - Congo

  10 180.00 10 167.00 82 146.00 Kenya 6,065 264.00 5,512 285.00 4,400 276.00 4,944 279.00 4,584 258.00 77,117 249.00

• Madagascar

  2

  70.00 - -

  3

  80.00

  6

  75.00

  8

  75.00

  82

  60.00 Malawi

• Mozambique

  4

  

65.00

- 49 - - - - 61.00 - Rwanda 483 257.00 434 269.00 396 269.00 367 263.00 352 258.00 5,480 251.00 Tanzania

  35

  84.00

  84

  

90.00

  91 89.00 144 88.00 125 87.00 1,160

  94.00 Uganda 920 130.00 750 125.00 606 132.00 538 130.00 501 116.00 12,676 123.00 7,783 247.00 7,033 264.00 5,753 257.00 6,242 260.00 5,757 242.00 99,458 231.00

ALL TEA

  

LIMBE (US $ Cts/Kg) MALAWI 126 138.58 167 143.12 267 133.56 290 143.93 298 154.73 1,872 141.84

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.

  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 ^{157 158 176 164 168 178 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 155 165 156 169 224 227 170 174 172 174 285 281 282 275 179 197 180 195 292 167 217 217}

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