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The setback witnessed in tea production in the Nilgiris, the largest tea growing district in South India, in January and February continued in March as well. The production was below the normal level as measured by the five-year mean for the month and the first quarter. Tea companies in the district have reported to the Tea Board that their production in March dropped to 1.03 million kg (mkg) from 1.35 mkg in March 2017, marking a decline of as much as 23.70 per cent. The five-year mean production for March was 1.20 mkg. That means the production has fallen by 14.17 per cent compared to the normal output for March. In the first quarter of the current year, cumulatively, the Nilgiris produced 2.20 mkg against 2.99 mkg, marking a decline of 15.72 per cent. The five-year average for this period was 2.96 mkg which means, the output this year was 14.86 per cent less than the normal. Adverse weather is said to be the cause for this crop loss. Besides the lack of rains, there were huge losses due to frost-bite.
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