Indians seek cap on cheap Kenyan tea imports amid glut

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Workers pluck tea in Nandi Hills, Nandi County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Indian tea producers and exporters want their government to limit shipments of low priced Kenyan tea into the Asian country to stem glut that has hit farmers.

The Kolkata based Indian Tea Association (ITA) whose members represent over 60 percent of India's total tea production Monday urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration to introduce a minimal import value for teas coming from Kenya.

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