Tea gets costlier amid rise in sugar price: ₹5 hike for a cup likely, cost of sugar has increased by ₹25

Download Home Video Search Watch Top News Local National Cricket Business Originals International Tech & Science Entertainment Lifestyle Sports Utility Career West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan English News Local Gujarat Gujarat Tea Price Hike | Cutting Chai Gets Costlier Due To Sugar Inflation Tea gets costlier amid rise in sugar price: ₹5 hike for a cup likely, cost of sugar has increased by ₹25 in just one month Rajkot 15 hours ago Copy link Preparation to increase half tea price by Rs. 5 The cost of a cup of tea is likely to increase as sugar prices have surged by ₹20 to ₹25 per kg in just a month. With milk and cooking gas prices already adding to costs, tea sellers in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot are preparing to raise the price of cutting chai by ₹2 to ₹5.

The price of cutting chai in Ahmedabad may become Rs. 18 to 20. Tea sellers say rising sugar costs make ₹15 half-tea unsustainable

Gulabsinh, who runs a tea stall in Ahmedabad said, “Sugar prices have risen by ₹25 per kg to ₹70. With input costs increasing, selling half a cup of tea for ₹15 is no longer viable. The price may have to be raised to ₹18-20.”

Another tea stall operator said a 50-kg bag of sugar, which earlier cost around ₹2,200, now costs ₹3,650. Besides sugar, rising labour wages, cooking gas and shop rent have also increased the overall cost of running tea stalls.