Kolkata: Tea production in August 2025 declined to 170.12 million kilogrammes, down from 184.45 million kilogrammes recorded in the same month of 2024, according to data released by the Tea Board of India.
In Assam, output saw a marginal dip to 103.52 million kilogrammes from 104.46 million kilogrammes a year earlier. West Bengal also registered a sharper decline, with production dropping to 45.90 million kilogrammes in August 2025 compared to 56.08 million kilogrammes in August 2024.
Collectively, tea production in North India (covering Assam and West Bengal) fell to 153.99 million kilogrammes, down from 166.15 million kilogrammes in the corresponding month last year.
In South India, total production also contracted, standing at 16.13 million kilogrammes in August 2025 versus 18.30 million kilogrammes in August 2024.
By category, production of the CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) variety in North India dropped to 135.59 million kilogrammes from 150.76 million kilogrammes in the year-ago period. In South India, CTC output declined to 13.13 million kilogrammes, compared with 15.41 million kilogrammes last year.
However, production of the Orthodox tea variety saw an uptick nationwide, rising to 19.22 million kilogrammes in August 2025 from 15.81 million kilogrammes in August 2024, the data showed.
