www.teaday.org, October 22, 2007
 
Caveat on trade in tea futures:
The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) is set to complete the feasibility study on the Rs.3,000-crore tea industry on its prospects in futures trade in the next three to four months to pave way for trade on the bourses...More
Tea Board to discard IBM software for e-auction:
As part of the complaints about the software from the auctioneers alleging it to be faulty Tea Board officials replaced the software developed by IBM for electronic auction. …More
Rain brightens prospects for Nilgiris tea:
Continuous rains in Nilgiris have helped the bushes to develop healthy `two leaves and a bud' structure which the planters cherish the most. More
100 crore sought for tea research
The Tea Research Association (TRA) has urged the Union Commerce Ministry to set aside a corpus of at least Rs.100 crore for research activities on tea to ensure the production of quality tea.Also the TRA has decided to organize a two-day engineering and manufacturing symposium on November 10 and 11, 2006 to concentrate on the quality of tea....More
Over 12 lakh kg of tea on offer at Coonoor
The second largest volume for 2006,12.2 lakh kg tea has been offered for sale at Coonoor. Types of tea selling from here are leaf grade teas, orthodox tea and dust grade teas.…More
Mr. Siganporia reelected as ITA Chairman
The top team of Indian Tea Association (ITA) has remained unchanged. Mr. P.T. Siganporia, Managing Director of Tata Tea to continue as ITA Chairman along with Mr. Aditya Khaitan, Managing Director of McLeod Russel India Ltd. Kolkata, 25 October 2006. Read more….More
Retail price of packet tea to move up
:Retail price of packet tea to move up due to the rise in transport cost and tax to Rs.8 per kg in Mumbai...More
Indian tea fails to make most of Kenyan drought
The Indian tea is now facing tight competition with Sri Lanka in exporting due to the high cost of production. The drought in Kenya is also not becoming a boon to Indian tea industries…….More
India's tea exports to Egypt rise after duty cut
The district magistrates of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri have been asked to find out the reasons behind the several recent closures tea planters and industry. While some plantations have closed down due to worker unrest, others have locked out or have been abandoned by the management on economic grounds. At least 13 tea estates have closed down in the Terai and Dooars regions in the past 2 months…More
 

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