India's tea exports shoot up in November
India, the world's largest tea producing country, has seen its exports increase by a whopping 24% in November. The rise is attributed to rainy weather that boosted crop levels. Shipments were 19.3 million kilograms, compared with 15.6 million kilograms a year earlier. Production in November climbed to 90.5 million kilograms from 89.7 million kilograms in 2008. On the flip side, output for past eleven months has dropped to 920.9 million kilograms from just above 922 million kg the previous year.