India’s Jan-Oct tea exports jump 6.6%

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MUMBAI (Reuters): India’s tea exports in the first 10 months of 2017 jumped 6.6% from a year ago to 189.68 million kg as Iran and China purchased more, the state-run Tea Board said in a statement. Iran bought 20.98 million kg tea during the period, up from 18.67 million kg a year ago, the Board said.

India, the world’s second-biggest tea producer, exports CTC (crush-tear-curl) grade mainly to Egypt, Pakistan and the UK, and the orthodox variety to Iraq, Iran and Russia.

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