India's tea output recovers with a jump in October
According to the Tea Board of India, the country's tea production rose 6.2% in October due to crop boosts by post-monsoon rains in the nation's biggest growing region. Production was 133.6 million kilograms, compared with 125.8 million kilograms a year earlier, although total output year-to-date dropped to 830.4 million kilograms from 832.5 million in the same period last year. The world's largest tea grower also witnessed another month of dwindling exports in October, recording an eleven percent decline compared to October 2008.