Udhagamandalam: United Planters Association of South India (Upasi) has sought the central government’s intervention to reduce the import of tea from Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam as it has been detrimental to the domestic tea sector.
In a press release issued in the town on Tuesday, Upasi said during the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2020, the amount of tea imported stood at 2.49 million kg while it rose to 5.96 million kg for the same period in 2021, showing a significant jump of 139.36%.
The import of tea during 2020 was estimated at 23.40 million kg as against 15.85 million kg in the previous year, an increase of 47.63%.
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The first round of screening for the Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition (TGLIA) was held at Coonoor on Saturday.
According to a press release, the 17th edition of the competition, organised by the United Planters Association of South India and the Tea Board of India, received 133 entries from 40 estates, companies or factories from the Nilgiris, Wayanad, Anamallais, etc.
Arun Kumar, convenor of the organising committee of the competition, said that a three-member panel comprising of Koshy Panicker of J. Thomas & Co, A. Noor Mohamed of Paramount Tea Marketing, and Thomas Mathews of Forbes & Co evaluated the teas.