Tea production falls 5.9% in Sept this year

Kolkata: Tea production during September 2025 has declined 5.9 per cent at 159.92 million kilograms as against 169.93 million kilograms in the similar previous period. According to Tea Board data, production of the crop in Assam during September 2025 remained almost stagnant at 94.76 million kilograms as compared to 94.03 million kilograms in the same period of 2024. Production of the crop in West Bengal declined to 40.03 million kilograms in September 2025 from 48.35 million kilograms in the same month of 2024. In north India, comprising the states of Assam and West Bengal, production of the crop fell to 138.65 million kilograms in September 2025 from 146.96 million kilograms in the same month in 2024.