Tea prices: questions and answers
Tea: median wholesale price 2.29 EUR/kg across 5 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 31 October 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of tea today?
The median wholesale price of tea was 2.29 EUR/kg across 56 current quotes on 5 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 31 October 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.68 and 2.99 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
What is the price of tea in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1.96 EUR/kg | 218.5 US¢/kg |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 4.19 EUR/kg | 1,675 LKR/kg |
| India | 1 | 2.28 EUR/kg | 2.55 USD/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting tea; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Which markets publish tea prices?
5 markets in 3 countries have current tea quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mombasa Tea Auction (EATTA) Kenya · 43 quotes
- Colombo Tea Auction Sri Lanka · 10 quotes
- World Bank benchmark prices, India India · 1 quote
- World Bank benchmark prices, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka · 1 quote
- World Bank benchmark prices, Kenya Kenya · 1 quote
Why are there so many different tea prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 56 different tea quote names, for example: CTC tea, BP1, Best; Black tea, BOP, High grown, best Westerns; Tea, Kolkata auctions; Tea, Colombo auctions; Tea, Mombasa auctions.
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Which country produces the most tea?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of tea leaves was 32.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 49.7% of the world total, followed by India and Kenya.
Which country exports the most tea?
In 2024 the largest exporter of tea leaves was Kenya with 466,670 t (24.1% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these tea prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are tea prices updated?
The latest tea quote is from 31 October 2026; 0 of 5 markets published tea prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download tea prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for tea prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.