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00:00It is a difficult situation. I request the government, the tea board and all the organizations
00:06not to compare Assam with the North Bengal industry.
00:10It is a good thing that you have been in Assam for 15 days,
00:14but you will have to give 15 days for the tea in Dwars because the climate and demography has changed.
00:20Sir, the weather is not good, the water is being sprayed through irrigation.
00:26There is no 100% irrigation system in other gardens.
00:31But how much will they run the irrigation system?
00:35There is a lot of dust in the gardens right now.
00:38So there is a need for rain.
00:40If there is no rain, the industry will get even worse.
00:45We are suffering from permanent labor.
00:49Permanent expenses are going on.
00:52If the government does not support the industry, it will not work.
00:55Is production still going on in Nepal?
01:00Yes, production is still going on in Nepal.
01:03We are weak.
01:05Their tea is being sold to us and we are not able to make our own tea.
01:10In October, production was very good.
01:19People made a lot of tea.
01:22The tea price has gone down by 30-40%.
01:27People thought that if we close the gardens, the price of tea will go up.
01:33But it has gone down.
01:35My request to you is not to hamper production.
01:38People try to increase production.
01:40They put fertilizers and everything.
01:42But you are slashing production.
01:46That is very bad.
01:48I request the government not to hamper the gardens.
01:55Give us at least 15 days.
01:57I don't want them to increase production.
01:59Last December, the production was full.
02:01I don't want them to break it in the last month.
02:03If you think that the production is going bad,
02:08get the tea board inspected and tested.
02:14Catch the wrongdoers.
02:17Such decisions are wrong.
02:21We don't agree with this.
02:23We want to see this time.
02:25There will be complete opposition.
02:26No one will agree.
02:28How do you see the tea industry from the tea board's point of view?
02:35The decision of the tea board to close early is a positive step.
02:41Non-quality teas, which are not correct or fit teas,
02:45or which are lower standard teas,
02:46whatever you phrase it,
02:48their production was in the end season.
02:50Anything that is made in the season,
02:52any fruit, anything,
02:53there is a specific period.
02:55If you do it in the off-season,
02:56the quality will not be good.
02:58Similarly, there is a season for tea.
02:59So, by closing early,
03:01now we only made quality teas.
03:03In the post-season,
03:05the tea that was made in December,
03:06was of low quality.
03:07Due to that, the prices used to fall a lot.
03:09And the lower quality tea used to get flooded in the market.
03:11So, by closing early,
03:12you will see that the prices are much higher than last year.
03:15Because the tea board had already announced it.
03:17So, the prices were very good.
03:19So, the manufacturers got a very good benefit
03:21that they could get a better price realization.
03:23And what benefit did the consumer get in the market?
03:25They got quality teas.
03:26So, it was a very good step and a very good decision.
03:29Sir, is there any decrease in the production of tea?
03:33For example,
03:35in India,
03:37or aside from India,
03:39in India,
03:41in India,
03:43See, it is not a major decrease.
03:45If you see, till October,
03:47the data of the tea board is published,
03:48it is about 66 million kilos short.
03:50In November, there was a bumper crop.
03:52That will also be covered a little.
03:53Even if it is approximately 50 million kilos short,
03:55there are 2-3 benefits from this.
03:57One, there were quality teas in the market.
03:59Second, the problems that you had of the price,
04:03manufacturers, bottle leaf,
04:05everyone used to say that the price of tea has gone up.
04:07Since last year, approximately this year,
04:09the price has gone up to Rs. 40-50, up to Rs. 80.
04:12So, they also got a good price realization.
04:14The consumer also got a good quality.
04:16So, it has been a win-win situation for everyone.
04:18And the next season that will come,
04:20this year there was an early closure.
04:22Next year, the early crop that will come,
04:24if the producer has a short-term loss,
04:26then he will get a long-term gain.
04:28So, everyone is in a win-win situation.
04:30Next year, the producer will get a make-up.
04:32The price will also get better.
04:33And the consumer will get a better quality.
04:35So, it is a gain for everyone in the long run.
04:40The market has been very good this year.
04:41This has been one of the best years for tea this year.
04:43Everything, see Orthodox, see CTC,
04:45it has been a fantastic year.
04:47The prices have been record prices this year.
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