Tea exports dip by 26 % in November.

Tea exports fell by 26 per cent to 15.4 million kg in November 2010,
according to the Tea Board. The total shipments during the
corresponding month of 2009 was 20.74 million kg.
In terms of value, exports earned Rs 216.7 crore during November,
compared to Rs 304.6 crore in November 2009, the Board said.

During January-November 2010, tea exports remained almost stable at
178.5 million kg, as against 178.4 million kg in the same period of
2009.

However, in terms of value, the shipments registered a decline of 5.2
per cent to yield Rs 2,379.4 crore in the first 11 months of 2010, as
against Rs 2,511.1 crore during the corresponding period of 2009.