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India was the top producer of tea for nearly a century, but recently China has overtaken India as the top tea producer due to increased land availability. [15] Indian tea companies have acquired a number of iconic foreign tea enterprises including British brands Tetley and Typhoo. [15] India is also the world's largest tea-drinking nation. [15]
India's tea industry is the fourth largest in the world, producing $709,000,000 worth of tea. [13] As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. [14] The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. [15]
Tea consumption 1 Turkey: 3.16 kg (6.96 lb) ... India: 0.33 kg (0.72 lb) ... Gallery of tea varieties from highest consuming countries. Masala chai from the Indian ...
Tea is mainly grown in Asia and Africa, with smaller areas in South America and around the Black and Caspian Seas. The four biggest tea-producing countries are China, India, Kenya and Sri Lanka, together representing 81% of world tea production.
In 2016, India accounted for a fourth of the global tea production but secured only a little over a tenth of the tea exports. 60% of India’s tea exports are CTC tea. [16] India is losing out in the international market to other countries, such as Kenya, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and even Bangladesh, who have lower cost of production.
Kangra, a tea-growing region in India, known for its green tea production. India was the top producer of tea for nearly a century but was displaced by China as the top tea producer in the 21st century. [44] Indian tea companies have acquired a number of iconic foreign tea enterprises including British brand Tetley. [44]
The state of Assam is the world's largest tea-growing region by production, lying on either side of the Brahmaputra River, and bordering Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and very close to China. This part of India experiences high rainfall; during the monsoon period, as much as 250 to 300 mm (10 to 12 in) of rain falls per day. The daytime ...
Darjeeling tea is a tea made from Camellia sinensis var. sinensis that is grown and processed in Darjeeling district or Kalimpong district in West Bengal, India. Since 2004, the term Darjeeling tea has been a registered geographical indication referring to products produced on certain estates within Darjeeling and Kalimpong.