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Tea garden workers pluck tea leaves inside Aideobarie Tea Estate in Jorhat in Assam, India, April 21, 2015. Unrest is brewing among Assam's so-called Tea Tribes as changing weather patterns upset the economics of the industry. Scientists say climate change is to blame for uneven rainfall that is cutting yields and lifting costs for tea firms. Picture taken April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood - GF10000078341
MUMBAI - India's April tea production fell 11.2% from a year earlier to 82.77 million kilograms (kg), the state-run Tea Board said on Wednesday, as output fell in the top growing Assam state.
Production in Assam, which accounts for more than half the country's output, dropped 14% year-on-year to 37.92 million kg, the board said.
The country exports CTC (crush-tear-curl) grade mainly to Egypt and the United Kingdom, with the orthodox variety shipped to Iraq, Iran and Russia.
(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Jan Harvey)
