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UGANDA
TEA INDUSTRY

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Tea That Brings People Together!

Sustainable Tea
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MISSION

Our mission is to unite and empower Uganda’s Tea industry stakeholders under a single, robust umbrella body with a strong unified voice that advocates for their collective interests, promote sustainable growth, addresses industry challenges with a cohesive and effective approach.

VISION

We Envision a vibrant and resilient tea industry ecosystem where our growing number of members thrive under a favorable policy frame work for enhanced member operation, innovation and sustainable growth.

CORE VALUES

Sustainability, Quality, Innovation, Collaboration, Integrity, Empowerment, Excellence, Advocacy, Fairness, Resilience

Uganda Tea Association (UTA) was established in 1948 and is a member owned umbrella body of companies and individuals in the business of growing, processing, and
trading in tea. We are a voluntary association formed to address common interests affecting the
tea industry.

Large Plantation Estates & Factories

Smallholder Owned Farms & Factories

Individual Investor Owned Estates & Factories

Packers & Blenders

Statistics

48M+

Production

41M+

Exports

7M+

Local Sales

TEA PRODUCTION AND EXPORT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2026 (KGS)

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Year	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC	TOTAL
2026	2,829,829	960,418	714,344	134,621	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,639,212
2025	5,543,644	3,615,302	3,557,443	4,818,637	6,941,661	4,857,590	4,939,288	4,183,188	4,629,376	6,049,504	5,675,960	5,483,371	60,294,964
2024	5,911,527	4,317,227	5,209,643	6,574,359	5,686,159	4,709,222	3,417,017	3,076,933	3,675,721	5,402,397	5,325,358	4,909,656	58,215,219
2023	7,139,367	5,165,191	5,499,302	8,393,429	8,708,764	7,467,082	5,854,250	4,606,216	4,833,499	6,050,579	4,158,600	3,544,187	71,420,466
2022	6,973,284	5,469,596	5,437,783	6,980,923	8,486,196	6,935,085	5,526,304	4,042,980	5,638,350	7,436,398	7,697,796	6,636,059	77,260,754
2021	7,260,352	5,672,211	5,562,475	7,293,426	7,905,066	7,511,914	5,655,429	4,541,837	6,571,684	8,040,209	7,680,562	7,980,094	81,675,259
2020	6,758,872	5,305,044	6,429,289	6,897,404	7,056,581	6,594,006	5,627,636	4,597,562	6,113,711	7,771,642	6,798,789	6,905,368	76,855,904
2019	7,867,237	5,245,036	4,723,001	5,258,725	8,964,618	5,695,345	5,645,267	4,983,493	4,545,061	5,907,228	6,589,291	6,632,935	72,057,237
2018	5,610,003	2,871,924	4,446,586	8,179,118	7,507,535	7,327,787	5,263,435	4,050,044	5,378,915	6,806,240	7,422,717	6,702,559	71,566,863

Date	Made Tea (Kgs)	Factory Used Leaf (Kgs)	Total Raw Leaf (Kgs)	F.L for M.T	Conversion Rate %	AFTERNOON	NIGHT
2025-01-01	616	3772	3772	6.12	16.33	462	154
2025-01-02	633	3538	3538	5.59	17.89	507	126
2025-01-03	994	6623	6623	6.66	15.01	630	364
2025-01-04	853	5788	5788	6.78	14.74	539	314
2025-01-05	611	3709	3709	6.07	16.46	316	295
2025-01-06	767	5709	5709	7.44	13.43	530	237
2025-01-07	588	4158	4158	7.07	14.14	356	232

Experienced & Professional Members

Many Years Of Experience in Tea Production

Our Roles 🌱

The Uganda Tea Association plays a vital role in advancing the tea industry through policy advocacy and lobbying, providing credible and accurate industry statistics, and recommending Ugandan producers for membership in the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA). We support research and development to drive innovation and sustainability, offer market intelligence and business linkages to enhance competitiveness, and invest in member capacity building through training and development initiatives—all aimed at fostering a thriving and globally competitive tea sector.