Tea production in the Nilgiris down 11% till May

Manufacturing of tea in The Nilgiris, the major tea escalating district in the South, has fallen until May well when compared to the very same period of last calendar year as also the typical as measured by the five-calendar year suggest for the period.

Tea companies in The Nilgiris have informed Tea Board that their output in May well has fallen to .73 million kg (mkg) from 1.13 mkg in May well 2019. This marked a significant slide of 35.40 for every cent.

The reduction was considerably additional at forty eight.fifty nine for every cent when compared to the typical production of 1.forty two mkg for the thirty day period.

For that reason, in the five months, tea output has declined to four.sixty eight mkg from 5.twenty five mkg, marking a reduction of 10.86 for every cent.

The reduction was considerably additional at 18.32 for every cent when compared to the typical production of 5.73 mkg for the five months.

Extended dry weather affected harvest in tea fields and consequently the provide of the uncooked content, green leaf, to the factories creating reduce production.

Some producers said that the lockdown because mid-March was also responsible for reduce output despite the fact that tea field was allowed to perform with particular situations.

The restriction in the quantity of personnel and the motion of personnel and products as also the unavailability of components and spares and technological aid at the proper time for machinery maintenance, all due to lockdown, affected the production in numerous factories.

The upset in the perform of auctions due to lockdown resulted in accumulation of unsold teas forcing some factories to stagger production.

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