Nnukwu mmiri ozuzo n'ofe mpaghara isi na-amị tii India kwadoro mmepụta siri ike n'oge mmalite nke oge owuwe ihe ubi 2021. Mpaghara Assam nke North India, na-ahụ maka ihe dị ka ọkara nke mmepụta tii India kwa afọ, mepụtara 20.27 nde kgs n'oge Q1 2021, dị ka Indian Tea Board si kwuo, na-anọchite anya 12.24 nde kgs (+ 66%) kwa afọ (yoy) mụbaa. Enwere egwu na ụkọ mmiri ozuzo mpaghara nwere ike ibelata ihe ubi 'mbụ mmiri mbụ' site na 10-15% yoy, mana oke mmiri ozuzo sitere na etiti Machị 2021 nyere aka belata nchegbu ndị a.

Agbanyeghị, nchegbu dị mma na ọgba aghara ibu nke kpatara ọrịa COVID-19 dị oke egwu na mbupụ tii mpaghara, nke dara nwa oge site na nde 4.69 (-16.5%) ruo nde 23.6 na Q1 2021, dị ka isi mmalite ahịa si kwuo. Mgbochi ngwa ọgụ ahụ nyere aka na ọnụ ahịa akwụkwọ na-arị elu n'ahịa Assam, nke mụbara site na INR 54.74/kg (+61%) na Machị 2021 ruo INR 144.18/kg.

COVID-19 ka bụ ihe iyi egwu dị mkpa nye tii India site na owuwe ihe ubi nke abụọ na-amalite na Mee. Ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ikpe ọhụrụ enwetara kwa ụbọchị ruru ihe dị ka 400,000 ka ọ na-erule ngwụsị Eprel 2021, site na n'okpuru 20,000 na nkezi n'ime ọnwa abụọ mbụ nke 2021, na-egosipụta usoro nchekwa nchekwa dị jụụ karị. Owuwe ihe ubi tii India na-adabere kpamkpam na ọrụ aka, nke ọnụ ọgụgụ ọrịa dị elu ga-emetụta ya. Boardlọ ọrụ tii India ewepụtabeghị ọnụ ọgụgụ mmepụta na mbupụ maka Eprel na Mee 2021, n'agbanyeghị na mkpokọta mkpokọta maka ọnwa ndị a ga-ada site na 10-15% yo, dị ka ndị otu mpaghara si kwuo. Nke a bụ data Mintec na-egosi nkezi ọnụ ahịa tii na ahịa tii Calcutta India na-abawanye site na 101% yo na 42% kwa ọnwa na Eprel 2021.