Plantation Commodities: A Stock Taking 2014-15

摘要

The world tea production after crossing the four billion kilo milestone in 2010, added another one billion kilo in short span of four years to reach 5,026.4 m.kg during 2014. The growth in production across tea growing destinations was aided by the increase in area under tea, usage of improved planting materials, employing advanced technology and adopting integrated package of practice for tea cultivation. The growth in world tea production of this magnitude in a short span of four years is a matterof concern, but a closer look at the figures confirms that bulk of the increase had come from China, which nearly accounted for 60 per cent of the increase. This indicates that the increase in world tea crop was confined to the green tea segment whereasthe black tea production though reported gains was accompanied by fluctuations in the crop prospects across black tea producing destinations.