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India overtakes Sri Lanka as second largest tea exporter

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According to data released by the Tea Board of India, India has exported 254 million kg of tea in 2024, thus becoming the second-highest exporter in the world.

While Kenya retained the first spot in global tea exports, India surpassed Sri Lanka to take the second spot.

Kenya exported over 500 Mkg of tea in 2024.

In 2023, India and Sri Lanka were neck-in-neck in tea exports with around 231 Mkg, but in 2024 India overtook the island nation with 24 Mkg more exports.

India’s 2024 figures were also its second-best export margins behind 2018 when it exported around 256 Mkg of tea.

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