Tea Down
Tea export earnings in January declined from Rs. 12.83 billion made in January 2012 to Rs. 12.81 billion made in January of this year, data from a Forbes & Walker (F&W) report showed.In volume terms too there was a decline, with January 2013 showing a volume of 22.07 million kilos of tea exports as opposed to 23.19 million kg. in Jan. 2012.“All categories, ie packets, bulk and bags showed a decline,” F&W said.