ITA stated in a press release that the business is going through important headwinds in manufacturing shortfall, decline in worth realisation and inflow of imports, which is having a bearing on the expansion trajectory.
Manufacturing of the crop witnessed a major manufacturing shortfall in 2024, with country-wide ranges dropping by 109 million kilogrammes from 2023. This shortfall in manufacturing was attributable to unfavourable climate circumstances and pest assaults within the gardens, ITA stated.
In line with the affiliation, the poor manufacturing ranges of 2025 is a giant concern for the massive growers in West Bengal and Assam. The Darjeeling tea business additionally stays a serious trigger for concern, with manufacturing ranges lagging 10.34 per cent behind 2024 ranges.
ITA stated a mean rise of each day temperature of two levels centigrade and diminished rainfall in 2025 had led to dry circumstances. This has put strain on progress within the type of manufacturing decline within the two key rising states.
The affiliation stated that the July crop can also be anticipated to be weak, with a projected decline of 15 per cent to twenty per cent in comparison with 2024.Towards the backdrop of manufacturing shortfall, there has additionally been a downward development in tea public sale costs from April to late July, amplifying considerations among the many stakeholders.Particularly, public sale costs for CTC and dirt tea had declined by virtually seven per cent in Assam and 9.5 per cent in Dooars/Terai in West Bengal, ITA stated.
The value drops, notably for the CTC selection, are a priority for monetary sustainability for the business, the affiliation stated.
A big inflow of tea imports in 2024 and early 2025 had additionally contributed to miserable costs. Whole imports in 2024 surged 82 per cent to 44.53 million kilogrammes from 24.53 million kilogrammes in 2023, with Nepal and Kenya accounting for 74 per cent of the whole, the assertion stated.
Tea exports throughout January to April in 2025 totalled 85.77 million kilogrammes, marginally down by 0.18 million kilogrammes in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
