The tea industry in the country is continuously expanding. After going through a difficult period, this industry has returned to track. In the year 2024, tea exports rose to a record 25.467 million kg and India was its third largest exporter in the world. Vijay Gopal Chakraborty, secretary of the Small Tea Producer Association of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, praised India’s growing stature in the tea industry. He said that a very good increase was recorded in the field of tea industry in 2024 last year, which was not seen in two-three years before that. Looking at the figures, in 2024, India exported a record 25.467 million kg of tea, which is the highest in the last decade. So much exports received revenue of Rs 7,111 crore, ie the average price was Rs 280 per kg. At the same time, 23.169 million kg of tea was exported in 2023, the average price of which was Rs 265.91 per kg. “
Chakraborty said that according to a recent report by the International Tea Committee, India has now reached third place in global tea exports by beating Sri Lanka. India is now behind only China and Kenya.
Regarding the new partner, he said, “Russia was a traditional partner of our tea, but new doors have opened in the world for Indian tea. About 70 percent of India’s tea exports go to countries like Russia, Russia, America, Britain, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany and Turkey. It is surprising that it is surprising that every one man in Turkish also drinks six kg. New is new. “
Regarding the future goal about the tea industry, he said, “We have set a big target in the tea industry. We want to export 30 million kg of tea in the whole world by 2030. The country produces a total of 140 million kg of tea, with a sales of 110 crore kg in the domestic market. The trend that is being seen in the country in the country, it is very encouraging. It is very encouraging. In the future, there will be a lot of increase.”
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