India’s July tea output drops by a tenth to 164 m kgs on excess rains and floods impacting output in top two producing sates of Assam and West Bengal, while production registered a growth of around 18 per cent in South India.In Assam, the largest producing state, output dropped 13 per cent to 91.08 m kg during July 2026 over corresponding last year’s 105 m kg, as per the Tea Board’s latest data.In the Assam Valley region, the production was down 12.7 per cent at 86.96 m kg over previous July’s 99.66 m kg, whereas in Cachar the decline was about 23 per cent at 4.12 m kg (5.34 m kg in July 2025).Parts of Assam and North Bengal had witnessed heavy rains triggering floods during July.In neighbouring West Bengal, tea production declined 14 per cent to 43.87 m kg (50.96 m kg). In Dooars region the output declined 13 per cent at 24.83 m kg (28.51 m kg), while in Terai the production dropped 15 per cent at 18.23 m kg (21.50 m kg). Also in Darjeeling the output declined 15 per cent at 0.81 m kg (0.95 m kg) impacted by heavy rains.The other tea producing states in North India saw an output decline by 16 per cent at 4.82 m kg (5.73 m kg).However, in South India, the production improved across al three states. In Tamil Nadu, tea output during July was up 22 per cent at 19.45 m kg (15.92 m kg), while in Kerala, it was up marginally at 4.70 m kg (4.64 m kg) and in Karnataka by 41 per cent at 0.41 m kg (0.29 m kg).Across the country, CTC tea production stood at 143.10 m kg during July, while orthodox tea output was 18.76 m kg. Green tea production in the country stood at 2.47 m kg.Published on September 1, 2026