Tea Report
India for the First Time Sets First Pluck Date
Plucking cannot commence until Feb. 18 in the major producing states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Manipur. Lower altitude Bengal and Bihar can begin as early as Feb. 11. Read more
Next Global Tea Fair set for June
The show incorporates leaders from the tea industry exhibiting the most exceptional teas and products from 65 major producing areas in China, from tea enterprises in major producing areas in Asia. Read more
Smartphones Replace Cash
McLeod Russel is the largest tea production company in the world. It has joined the growing number of firms that are switching to digital cash. Read more
Tea Auction Weathers Crisis
Despite domestic tensions, the twice-weekly tea auction at Colombo - the largest in the world - continued normal operations. Read more
Sorwathe’s Green Tea Factory
The Sorwathe Tea Estate will help slake Africa’s growing thirst for green tea with the opening of a Rwf1 billion ($1.1 million) factory in November. Read more
Reforestation in Tea Areas
Malawi is one of the three largest producers of tea in Africa and grows 10% of its total. Read more
Retailer Profile: Tea Connection
The Tea Connection in Santiago, the capital of Chile with a population of 7 million, is a top-rate tea house. Read more
Chatbots Boost Tea Sales 35%
Dollar Tea Club, a subscription service based in Toronto, offers artisan teas in small amounts using the technology. Read more
Longjing’s Drone Air Taxi
Drones are sure to become as essential to the tea farmer as smartphones within the next two years. Read more
Davids Tea Now in Grocery
Liquid tea has led sales growth in the center aisles of grocery stores the past couple of years and now dry tea in sachets is following that trend. Read more
Tocklai Partners with UC Davis
The Tocklai Tea Research Institute, located in Assam, India, is the oldest and largest tea r&d center in the world. Read more
Kerala Floods and Mudslides
Record flooding in South India killed nearly 500 people and forced 1 million more into shelters during the late summer monsoon. Read more
Nestlé Seeks Zero Waste
Nestlé has launched a zero waste, tea-based fertilizer initiative in Pakistan to transform tea leaf trash into an asset. Read more
US Sanctions Harm Tea Trade
Sanctions have caused Iran’s currency to nosedive, unemployment to increase, and inflated prices for tea and sugar. Read more
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Re-energizing Tea
A keynote speech at the Annual General Meeting of Sri Lanka’s Tea Exporter Association summarizes the status of the tea industry and the urgent need to rebuild, restructure, and reposition it. Read more
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