Analysis of Trends in the Export of Tea from India

Abstract

The study focused on the trends in exports, volume-value of tea export of India in a decade. The study utilizes a quantitative approach to follow a descriptive and exploratory design relying on secondary data gathered in the form of published reports and official statistics and analysed using the MS Excel tool. The findings show that there has been a tendency of moderate yet unstable growth in the tea exports, whereby there have been significant changes in the volume of exports as well as in the export earnings during the time of study. The results indicate that there is a variance between volume and value, which depicts better price realization and progressive difference to value-added and specialty tea segments, and also specific seasonal fluctuations associated with production cycles. The study finds that the tea export industry of India has the strength and adjustment abilities to endure global competition, volatile prices, and climatic changes owing to diversification and strategic repositioning in the global value chain.