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Tea Price per Ton May 2022
U.S. Tea Price per Ton May 2022
In May 2022, the tea price per ton amounted to $4,282 (CIF, US), rising by 3.7% against the previous month. Over the period under review, the import price, however, recorded a noticeable decrease. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in Feb 2022 an increase of 6.3% against the previous month. As a result, import price attained the peak level of $4,994 per ton. From Mar 2022 to May 2022, the average import prices remained at a lower figure.
There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In May 2022, the country with the highest price was Japan ($33,500 per ton), while the price for Argentina ($1,285 per ton) was amongst the lowest.
From Jan 2022 to May 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by India (+10.2%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

U.S. Tea Imports
For the third month in a row, the United States recorded growth in purchases abroad of tea, which increased by 13% to 13K tons in May 2022. In general, total imports indicated prominent growth from Jan 2022 to May 2022. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on May 2022 figures, imports increased by +102.1% against Feb 2022 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in Mar 2022 when imports increased by 43% m-o-m. Over the period under review, imports attained the peak figure in May 2022 and are expected to retain growth in months to come.
In value terms, tea imports surged to $54M (IndexBox estimates) in May 2022. Over the period under review, total imports indicated buoyant growth from Jan 2022 to May 2022. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on May 2022 figures, imports increased by +73.3% against Feb 2022 indices. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in Mar 2022 with an increase of 42% month-to-month. Over the period under review, imports hit record highs in May 2022 and are expected to retain growth in the immediate term.
U.S. Tea Imports by Country
In May 2022, Argentina (4.9K tons) constituted the largest supplier of tea to the United States, accounting for a 39% share of total imports. Moreover, tea imports from Argentina exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, China (1.9K tons), threefold. Malawi (1.1K tons) ranked third in terms of total imports with an 8.8% share.
From Jan 2022 to May 2022, the average monthly growth rate of volume from Argentina stood at +19.3%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average monthly rates of imports growth: China (+9.6% per month) and Malawi (+25.4% per month).
In value terms, Japan ($12M), China ($6.5M) and India ($6.5M) appeared to be the largest tea suppliers to the United States, together accounting for 47% of total imports. Argentina, Sri Lanka, Malawi, Taiwan (Chinese), Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya and Zimbabwe lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 31%.
Among the main suppliers, Kenya, with a CAGR of +31.2%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
Source: IndexBox Platform
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