India’s Tea Production Up by 40% in May 2025
For Indians, the day doesn’t truly begin until they have had their morning cup of tea or “chai”. India’s tea production increased by around 40% during the month of May in 2025 this year to 130.60 kgs owing to the favorable weather conditions in major tea producing regions. As per the latest data obtained from the Tea Board, production in North India was up 32 percent at 104.37 m kg (79.24 m kgs in May 2024). In South India, the tea production grew by 88 per cent to 26.23 m kgs (13.92 m kgs).
Bumper Production in North and South India
Tea production in South India witnessed a massive growth of 88 perc cent and it rose from 13.92 million kg to 26.23 million kg. The first five months of the year (January-May), the total tea production of India was reported at 336.22 million kg, which is 26 percent more than the production of 267.36 million kg in the same period last year.
The production of CTC teas stood at 112.29 m kgs, followed by orthodox teas at 16.76 m kgs and green teas at 1.55 m kgs during May 2025.