CCP:TE 05/CRS 6





COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS

INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON TEA

Sixteenth Session

Bali, Indonesia, 20 – 22 July 2005

CURRENT MARKET SITUATION AND MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK – REFERENCE TABLES

Table 1: World production of tea (thousand tonnes)

 

1999-01

2001

2002

2003

2004

           

World

2980

3046

3075

3150

3218

 

         

Developing

2863

2929

2963

3035

3099

Africa

412

450

448

463

508

Kenya

260

295

287

294

328

Malawi

43

37

39

42

50

Uganda

27

33

34

36

37

Tanzania

24

25

28

29

31

Other Africa

58

60

60

62

62

Latin America

67

65

76

75

73

Argentina

54

52

62

62

62

Others

13

13

14

13

11

Near East

219

202

203

209

255

Iran

54

51

51

50

50

Turkey

160

143

142

155

205

Others

5

8

10

4

0

Far East

2155

2202

2227

2279

2255

Bangladesh

55

57

53

57

56

China 1/

708

722

766

791

797

India

844

856

829

857

820

India North

na

654

635

664

634

India South

na

202

194

193

186

Indonesia

164

173

173

168

170

Sri Lanka

296

296

310

305

309

Others

88

98

96

101

103

Other Developing

10

10

9

9

8

Developed

117

117

112

115

119

CIS

15

15

14

14

18

Georgia

11

11

10

10

14

Russian Fed

4

4

4

4

4

Other Developed2/

102

102

98

101

101

1/ Includes tea produced in China, Province of Taiwan. (Tea produced in 2004 was 84 percent green tea and 16 percent black tea.)
2/ Revised since the last issue of the Tea Commodity Note in November 2004.
Source: Sugar and Beverages Group. FAO.

Table 2: World exports of tea1/ (thousand tonnes)

           
 

1999-01

2001

2002

2003

2004

           

World

1337

1398

1444

1406

1467

Sri Lanka

277

288

286

291

291

China2/

228

252

255

263

282

India

194

183

199

173

179

Indonesia

101

100

100

90

98

Bangladesh

17

13

14

12

12

Kenya

239

258

266

269

293

Malawi

40

38

39

42

47

Uganda

26

30

31

34

35

Tanzania

22

22

23

20

24

Zimbabwe

16

17

18

17

15

Argentina

54

57

58

58

66

1/ The table excludes re-exports.
2/ Includes China, Province of Taiwan
Source:
Sugar and Beverages Group FAO

   

Table 3: World net Imports of Tea (Thousand Tonnes)

 
 

1999-/01

2001

2002

2003

2004

   

     

World

1293

1337

1382

1395

1416

EC (15)

211

213

216

210

215

USA

95

97

93

94

99

Canada

18

18

19

19

20

Japan

56

60

51

51

56

Australia

14

13

14

15

16

CIS1/

228

229

238

239

226

Pakistan

112

107

98

109

120

Egypt

67

56

79

79

70

Morocco

38

38

44

44

45

Iran

42

40

41

41

41

Syria

22

26

26

26

29

1/ Includes the Russian Federation.
Source:
Sugar and Beverages Group FAO

     

Table 4: FAO Composite Prices (US$ per Kg)

  Year

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Average

 

$US per Kg

1999

1.76

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.63

1.60

1.75

1.78

1.89

1.95

1.90

1.80

1.74

2000

1.84

1.85

1.79

1.79

1.76

1.71

1.88

1.78

1.88

1.81

1.76

1.71

1.80

2001

1.82

1.72

1.64

1.55

1.49

1.46

1.55

1.54

1.51

1.45

1.50

1.48

1.57

2002

1.48

1.49

1.52

1.46

1.43

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.53

1.54

1.50

1.46

1.48

2003

1.59

1.48

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.45

1.58

1.49

1.51

1.56

1.52

1.65

1.51

2004

1.56

1.61

1.64

1.65

1.61

1.56

1.64

1.64

1.77

1.76

1.74

1.73

1.65

Source: FAO.

Table 5: Black tea – actual and projected production

Countries/Regions

PRODUCTION

Actual

Projected

Growth Rate

2003

2014

1993/2003

2003/2014

 

Thousand metric tonnes

Percent per year

WORLD

2 244

2 706

1.6

1.7

DEVELOPING

2 217

2 675

1.8

1.7

Africa

459

560

3.4

1.3

Kenya

291

379

3.0

2.4

Malawi

42

49

0.5

1.4

Uganda

36

38

10.4

0.4

Tanzania

29

33

2.2

1.1

Others

60

61

1.2

0.2

Latin America

69

77

1.8

1.0

Argentina

56

62

3.0

1.0

Other

13

15

-2.1

1.0

Near East

205

268

2.5

2.5

Iran

50

70

3.1

3.1

Turkey

155

198

2.2

2.3

Far East

1475

1758

1.2

1.6

India

848

1010

1.1

1.6

Sri Lanka

302

370

2.5

1.9

Indonesia

128

150

1.6

1.5

China

72

46

-4.4

-4.0

Bangladesh

57

68

1.5

1.7

Vietnam

48

91

15.0

6.0

Others

20

22

1.3

0.9

Other developing

9

12

-1.1

2.5

Developed

27

31

-13.0

1.4

CIS

11

14

-18.0

2.5

Other developed

16

17

0.7

0.6

Table 6: Green tea – actual and projected production and exports

Countries

PRODUCTION

EXPORTS

Actual

Forecast

Growth Rates

Actual

Forecast

Growth Rates

2003

2014

1993/2003

2003/2014

2003

2014

1993/2003

2003/2014

 

‘000 metric tonnes

Percent per year

‘000 metric tonnes

Percent per year

World

756.1

975.0

2.5

2.3

202.6

275

5.6

2.8

China

585.0

740.1

3.8

2.2

178.6

242

6.5

2.8

Japan

87.0

92

0.0

0.5

0.8

1.2

9.9

3.2

Viet Nam

30.0

39.6

4.3

2.6

17.0

28

5.0

4.5

Indonesia

41.0

49.1

1.0

1.7

5.5

5.8

-6.3

0.5

Table 7: Black tea – actual and forecast imports and consumption

 

CONSUMPTION

Countries/Regions

Actual

Forecast

Growth Rate

2003

2014

1993/2003

2003/2014

Thousand metric tonnes

Percent per year

WORLD

2279.7

2608.1

2.2

1.2

Net Imports

1170.9

1336.0

0.4

1.2

DEVELOPING

515.0

573.4

0.9

1.0

Far East

350.0

399.1

1.6

1.2

Pakistan

83.1

120.3

0.6

3.4

Others

195.0

201.5

2.1

0.3

Other Developing

165.0

174.3

-0.6

0.5

DEVELOPED

655.9

762.6

0.1

1.4

EC (15)

246.2

242.2

8.6

-0.1

U.K.

125.3

104.6

-2.2

-1.6

Netherlands

15.3

16.1

-0.6

0.5

Italy

6.8

9.1

2.8

2.7

Ireland

11.2

14.7

0.3

2.5

Germany

27.0

31.5

3.6

1.4

France

13.6

18.7

4.6

2.9

Others

47.0

47.5

0.0

0.1

CIS

247.4

342.4

4.5

3.0

North America

112.8

127.4

0.6

1.1

USA

94.1

105.0

1.5

1.0

Canada

18.7

22.4

3.4

1.7

Oceania

20.4

20.2

22.5

-0.1

Australia

16.4

16.3

-2.4

-0.1

New Zealand

4.0

4.0

-2.7

-0.1

Other developed

29.0

30.3

-2.9

0.4

Japan

16.0

19.9

-4.0

2.0

Others

13.0

10.4

-0.8

-2.0

Domestic Consumption1/

1108.8

1272.2

2.6

1.3

Africa

48.5

54.1

0.3

1.0

Kenya

24.4

26.5

0.6

0.8

Malawi

1.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

Tanzania

9.1

11.0

8.2

1.8

Others

14.0

15.6

1.6

1.0

Far East

1043.3

1198.9

2.8

1.3

India

684.0

805.7

1.5

1.5

China

28.0

30.0

-4.5

0.6

Indonesia

48.0

57.0

13.6

1.6

Bangladesh

35.0

48.4

7.5

3.0

Sri Lanka

13.4

17.5

-4.7

2.5

Others

235.0

240.2

5.2

0.2

Latin America

15.0

16.4

0.9

0.8

Oceania developing

2.0

2.8

-0.3

3.0

1/ Production minus export.

       

Table 8: Projected black tea exports

 

EXPORTS

Countries/Regions

Actual

Forecast

Growth Rate

2003

2014

1993/2003

2003/2014

Thousand metric tonnes

Percent per year

WORLD

1129

1315

1.15

1.4

DEVELOPING

1113

1297

1.0

1.4

Africa

407

518

4.0

2.2

Kenya

268

358

3.3

2.7

Malawi

42

48

1.6

1.2

Uganda

34

43

11.6

2.2

Tanzania

20

21

0.5

0.2

Others

43

48

0.7

1.0

Sri Lanka

289

330

3.0

1.2

India

170

211

-0.03

2.0

Indonesia

85

88

-2.6

0.4

China

41

16

-6.5

-8.2

Bangladesh

12

12

-7.8

0.2

Others

40

45

2.7

1.0

Latin America

63

70

1.3

1.0

Other developing

6

7

-1.0

1.0

Developed

16

18

 

1.0

CIS

10

11

 

1.0

South Africa

1

2

 

6.0