HN_ANI2_wb_siliguri_the_north_bengal_tea_industry_01-13-32

ETVBHARAT

1/15/2025

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00:00It is a difficult situation. I request the government, the tea board and all the organizations

00:06not to compare Assam with the North Bengal industry.

00:10It is a good thing that you have been in Assam for 15 days,

00:14but you will have to give 15 days for the tea in Dwars because the climate and demography has changed.

00:20Sir, the weather is not good, the water is being sprayed through irrigation.

00:26There is no 100% irrigation system in other gardens.

00:31But how much will they run the irrigation system?

00:35There is a lot of dust in the gardens right now.

00:38So there is a need for rain.

00:40If there is no rain, the industry will get even worse.

00:45We are suffering from permanent labor.

00:49Permanent expenses are going on.

00:52If the government does not support the industry, it will not work.

00:55Is production still going on in Nepal?

01:00Yes, production is still going on in Nepal.

01:03We are weak.

01:05Their tea is being sold to us and we are not able to make our own tea.

01:10In October, production was very good.

01:19People made a lot of tea.

01:22The tea price has gone down by 30-40%.

01:27People thought that if we close the gardens, the price of tea will go up.

01:33But it has gone down.

01:35My request to you is not to hamper production.

01:38People try to increase production.

01:40They put fertilizers and everything.

01:42But you are slashing production.

01:46That is very bad.

01:48I request the government not to hamper the gardens.

01:55Give us at least 15 days.

01:57I don't want them to increase production.

01:59Last December, the production was full.

02:01I don't want them to break it in the last month.

02:03If you think that the production is going bad,

02:08get the tea board inspected and tested.

02:14Catch the wrongdoers.

02:17Such decisions are wrong.

02:21We don't agree with this.

02:23We want to see this time.

02:25There will be complete opposition.

02:26No one will agree.

02:28How do you see the tea industry from the tea board's point of view?

02:35The decision of the tea board to close early is a positive step.

02:41Non-quality teas, which are not correct or fit teas,

02:45or which are lower standard teas,

02:46whatever you phrase it,

02:48their production was in the end season.

02:50Anything that is made in the season,

02:52any fruit, anything,

02:53there is a specific period.

02:55If you do it in the off-season,

02:56the quality will not be good.

02:58Similarly, there is a season for tea.

02:59So, by closing early,

03:01now we only made quality teas.

03:03In the post-season,

03:05the tea that was made in December,

03:06was of low quality.

03:07Due to that, the prices used to fall a lot.

03:09And the lower quality tea used to get flooded in the market.

03:11So, by closing early,

03:12you will see that the prices are much higher than last year.

03:15Because the tea board had already announced it.

03:17So, the prices were very good.

03:19So, the manufacturers got a very good benefit

03:21that they could get a better price realization.

03:23And what benefit did the consumer get in the market?

03:25They got quality teas.

03:26So, it was a very good step and a very good decision.

03:29Sir, is there any decrease in the production of tea?

03:33For example,

03:35in India,

03:37or aside from India,

03:39in India,

03:41in India,

03:43See, it is not a major decrease.

03:45If you see, till October,

03:47the data of the tea board is published,

03:48it is about 66 million kilos short.

03:50In November, there was a bumper crop.

03:52That will also be covered a little.

03:53Even if it is approximately 50 million kilos short,

03:55there are 2-3 benefits from this.

03:57One, there were quality teas in the market.

03:59Second, the problems that you had of the price,

04:03manufacturers, bottle leaf,

04:05everyone used to say that the price of tea has gone up.

04:07Since last year, approximately this year,

04:09the price has gone up to Rs. 40-50, up to Rs. 80.

04:12So, they also got a good price realization.

04:14The consumer also got a good quality.

04:16So, it has been a win-win situation for everyone.

04:18And the next season that will come,

04:20this year there was an early closure.

04:22Next year, the early crop that will come,

04:24if the producer has a short-term loss,

04:26then he will get a long-term gain.

04:28So, everyone is in a win-win situation.

04:30Next year, the producer will get a make-up.

04:32The price will also get better.

04:33And the consumer will get a better quality.

04:35So, it is a gain for everyone in the long run.

04:40The market has been very good this year.

04:41This has been one of the best years for tea this year.

04:43Everything, see Orthodox, see CTC,

04:45it has been a fantastic year.

04:47The prices have been record prices this year.

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