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Lower tea farmer earnings loom as output rises 50pc

Tea production in the first quarter of the year increased 50 percent as favorable weather spurred a glut of the commodity, marking one of the highest outputs in four years. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GERALD ANDAE

Tea production in the first quarter of the year increased 50 percent as favorable weather spurred a glut of the commodity, marking one of the highest outputs in four years.

Latest industry report shows production increased to 158 million kilogrammes from 106 million in the same period last year.

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