Unprecedented output expected in Assam for August
India's famous Assam region is looking forward to brighter days ahead as it has witnessed an "unprecedented" tea production in August. The region was marred by droughts in the first half of the year, but has been recovering steadily since June. According to planters, crop production in the second half of 2009 might even match the output for 2008, one of best years for Assam in recent history.