Imvula ephezulu esifundeni esikhiqiza itiye e-India isekele ukukhiqizwa okuqinile phakathi nokuqala kwesizini yokuvuna ka-2021. Isifunda sase-Assam eNyakatho ne-India, esibhekele cishe uhhafu womkhiqizo wetiye waseNdiya wonyaka, sikhiqize ama-kgs ayizigidi ezingama-20.27 ngesikhathi se-Q1 2021, ngokusho kwe-Indian Tea Board, emele ama-kgs ayizigidi eziyi-12.24 (+66%) unyaka nonyaka (yoy) ukwanda. Bekunovalo lokuthi isomiso sendawo singanciphisa isivuno 'sokuqala' esinenzuzo ngo-10-15% weminyaka, kodwa izimvula ezinamandla kusukela maphakathi no-March 2021 zisize ekudambiseni lokhu kukhathazeka.

Kodwa-ke, ukukhathazeka ngekhwalithi nokuphazamiseka kwempahla okudalwe ukwanda kwamacala e-COVID-19 kube nesisindo esikhulu ekuthunyelweni kwetiye kwesifunda, okwehle okwesikhashana ngezikhwama eziyizigidi ezi-4.69 (-16.5%) kuya ezikhwameni eziyizigidi ezingama-23.6 ngo-Q1 2021, ngokusho kwemithombo yemakethe. Izingqinamba zokwenziwa kwezinto zibe nomthelela ekwenyukeni kwezintengo zamaqabunga endalini yase-Assam, ekhuphuke ngo-INR 54.74/kg (+61%) yoy ngoMashi 2021 yaya ku-INR 144.18/kg.

I-COVID-19 isalokhu iwusongo olubalulekile ekunikezweni kwetiye laseNdiya ngesivuno sesibili esiqala ngoMeyi. Isibalo samacala amasha aqinisekisiwe nsuku zonke senyuke safinyelela ku-400,000 ngasekupheleni kuka-Ephreli 2021, sisuka ngaphansi kwama-20,000 ngokwesilinganiso phakathi nezinyanga ezimbili zokuqala zika-2021, okubonisa izimiso zokuphepha ezikhululeke kakhudlwana. Ukuvunwa kwetiye laseNdiya kuncike kakhulu emsebenzini wezandla, ozothintwa amazinga aphezulu okutheleleka. Ibhodi Letiye YaseNdiya lisazokhipha izibalo zokukhiqiza nokuthekelisa ngo-Ephreli nangoMeyi 2021, nakuba umkhiqizo oqoqwe kulezi zinyanga kulindeleke ukuthi wehle ngo-10-15% weminyaka, ngokusho kwababambe iqhaza basendaweni. Lokhu kusekelwa idatha ye-Mintec ebonisa izintengo zetiye ezimaphakathi endalini yetiye yase-India yase-Calcutta zikhuphuka ngo-101% yoy kanye no-42% inyanga nenyanga ngo-April 2021.