Darjeeling tea has been facing nature s wrath for quite some time now. In 2022, Darjeeling tea production was 6.93 million kg. In 2023, it dwindled to 6.18 million kg. Violent agitations in the hills in 2017 and recent resurgence in the demand for Gorkhaland ahead of the ongoing elections, too, have impacted the gardens and their profitability in a big way even as demand is growing within the country, industry insiders said.
Darjeeling tea has been facing nature s wrath for quite some time now. In 2022, Darjeeling tea production was 6.93 million kg. In 2023, it dwindled to 6.18 million kg. Violent agitations in the hills in 2017 and recent resurgence in the demand for Gorkhaland ahead of the ongoing elections, too, have impacted the gardens and their profitability in a big way even as demand is growing within the country, industry insiders said.
Many gardens are said to be losing around Rs 200 a kg this year as they also fight rising costs led by higher wages and cheap imports from Nepal that jostle for shelf space in shops in and around Calcutta
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During March, the crop was down by 43 per cent, he said.According to ITA, the surge in the import of tea from Nepal in the last few years had adversely affected the viability of the Darjeeling tea industry.