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Industry leaders have raised concerns with the EU ambassador, warning of a potential market loss in Germany and the UKThe move by the European Union (EU) to lower the MRL…

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Darjeeling tea production falls below 6 million kgs in 2024, lowest output almost ever in recent history

January 27, 2025

Production of Darjeeling tea, the world-famous aromatic tea, fell below 6 million kgs in 2024, and it could be the lowest output almost ever in recent history. The production was hit hard…

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FAO joins to celebrate International Tea Day!

May 20, 2024

The event will be inaugurated by the FAO Director-General, Mr QU Dongyu, and focus on women and their role in the tea sector. The inauguration will be followed by a…

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Chinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao aims to raise US$330 million in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024

May 6, 2024

Chinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial aims to raise HK$2.5 billion (US$330 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), set to be the city’s largest new-share sale…

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A tea picking robot is solving labour shortage crisis in the industry

April 8, 2024

Valparai, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, is renowned for its production of high-quality teas. Yet, the once bustling valleys filled with labourers, now face a shortage as many labourers…

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Small tea growers voice concern over ‘poor’ quality teas flooding market

March 21, 2024

The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations (CISTA) has expressed concerns about poor quality teas in the market and has urged the Tea Board for intervention. They have called…

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McLeod Russel to sell Vietnam unit Phu Ben Tea Company for $2.15 mn

November 2, 2023

Subject to the completion of the sale, PBTCL would cease to be a subsidiary of BTHL and a step-down subsidiary of McLeod Russel The country’s largest bulk tea producer, McLeod…

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Co-Creating a Family-Friendly Tea Industry conference

October 16, 2023

The Centre for Child Rights and Business in Sri Lanka will host its annual “Co-Creating a Family-Friendly Tea Industry” conference on October 17, under the theme ‘Dignity’, in Colombo. Supported…

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Tea garden in Sichuan resembles Earth’s ‘fingerprint’

June 30, 2023

From an aerial perspective, this tea garden in Hongya County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province, resembles a “fingerprint of the Earth.” Regarded as a work of agricultural art, the tea trees…

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Contract Farming Could Save Sri Lanka’s Tea Industry – Analysis

January 16, 2023

High production costs, poor practices and low labor productivity call for a paradigm shift in the management system Sri Lanka’s tea industry is in crisis. The cost of production of…

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Tea gardens increase carbon sink capacity

November 21, 2022

Tea gardens in South China’s Fujian province are seen as a sally port for reducing agricultural GHG emissions thanks to their high plant coverage. A major tea-producing county with 154…

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Ban on blending of Darjeeling tea with Nepal variety lifted

October 24, 2022

Tea Board in its notification allows sellers to mix as long as they don’t claim the end product to be an exclusive item covered by GI label The Centre will…

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Vietnam ranks 7th worldwide in tea production

September 19, 2022

Vietnam is now ranked 7th and 5th worldwide in terms of tea production and exports, respectively. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the nation has 123,000ha under…

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How new brews are stirring up Turkey’s tea country

September 15, 2022

A top a terrifyingly steep mountain in northeastern Turkey, the village of Haremtepe resembles an island surrounded by a vast ocean of green: verdant, bushy rows of tea plantations continue…

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Kenya keen on exporting black tea to Chinese market

August 1, 2022

Kenya is eager to commence the sale of black tea in China amid growing demand for the product in the vast Chinese market. This intention was made clear recently by…

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International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines need for greater sustainability

May 26, 2022

As the world celebrates the International Tea Day 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted the need for greater economic, social and environmental sustainability in the…

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Sri Lankan tea pickers’ dreams shattered by economic crisis

May 19, 2022

On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back. After…

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Japan Photo Journal: Traditional new tea leaf picking underway in Aichi Pref

May 5, 2022

Women clad in traditional “kasuri” dyed fabric clothes pick new tea leaves in the central Japan city of Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, on May 2, 2022. New tea leaf picking began…

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Georgia shares data on tea imports, exports

March 10, 2022

Georgia’s tea imports from January through November 2021 amounted to $8 million, which is a decrease of 14.8 percent, compared to $9.4 million over the same period of 2020, Trend reports via…

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Sri Lanka tea industry’s performance in 2021, prospects for 2022

January 20, 2022

By Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers Provisional Tea Industry Performance in Summary – 2021: Production – increase by approximately 22 m/kgs (8%) year-on-year Tea exports volume – increase by approximately…

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Darjeeling tea production falls below 6 million kgs in 2024, lowest output almost ever in recent history

FAO joins to celebrate International Tea Day!

Chinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao aims to raise US$330 million in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024

A tea picking robot is solving labour shortage crisis in the industry

Small tea growers voice concern over ‘poor’ quality teas flooding market

McLeod Russel to sell Vietnam unit Phu Ben Tea Company for $2.15 mn

Co-Creating a Family-Friendly Tea Industry conference

Tea garden in Sichuan resembles Earth’s ‘fingerprint’

Contract Farming Could Save Sri Lanka’s Tea Industry – Analysis

Tea gardens increase carbon sink capacity

Ban on blending of Darjeeling tea with Nepal variety lifted

Vietnam ranks 7th worldwide in tea production

How new brews are stirring up Turkey’s tea country

Kenya keen on exporting black tea to Chinese market

International Tea Day 2022: FAO underlines need for greater sustainability

Sri Lankan tea pickers’ dreams shattered by economic crisis

Japan Photo Journal: Traditional new tea leaf picking underway in Aichi Pref

Georgia shares data on tea imports, exports

Sri Lanka tea industry’s performance in 2021, prospects for 2022

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