India's tea exports in 2013 nudged higher by nearly 2 percent to 211.86 million kgs due to higher purchases by Iran, the state-run Tea Board said in a statement. The world's second biggest tea producer sold 22.34 million kg of tea to Iran in 2013, compared to 14.42 million kg a year ago, the Board said. The country's tea exports in value terms rose 2.6 percent to $719.68 million in 2013, it said.
India exports CTC (crush-tear-curl) grade tea mainly to Egypt, Pakistan and the UK, and the orthodox variety to Iraq, Iran and Russia.
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