Guwahati, Dec 18 (IANS) Assam Tea price Rs 2,300 crore has been bought at Guwahati Tea Public sale Centre (GTAC) within the monetary 12 months 2023-24.Roughly 115 million kg of tea was bought at a median worth of Rs 198.51 per kg, as per GTAC knowledge.
Guwahati Tea Public sale Patrons Affiliation (GTABA) Secretary Dinesh Bihani stated that this 12 months a novel tea referred to as ‘Golden Needle’ was bought for Rs 61,000 per kg.
“December has arrived, and this 12 months’s tea manufacturing season is nearly over. An estimated 115 million kg of tea was bought between April 1 and the primary week of December at a median worth of Rs 198.51 per kg. We bought 114.50 million kg of tea at a median worth of Rs 201.14 per kg throughout the identical interval final 12 months,” he stated.
“We hope to have the ability to get extra tea within the coming days.”
Whereas promoting marginally extra amount of tea this 12 months than final, Bihani famous that the common worth of the commodity decreased (when put next for the 2 years.
He additionally talked in regards to the bigger image and the way the tea trade has been negatively impacted by latest worldwide occasions like wars and local weather change.
“To handle the issues posed by local weather change and reduce its results on the tea enterprise, collaborative actions with stakeholder teams and associations at the moment are in progress,” he stated.
Bihani emphasised GTAC’s involvement within the Worldwide Tea Commerce Honest and the free tea distribution on Worldwide Tea Day, celebrating 200 years of Assam tea.
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