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Article: News Briefs: China's tea business down
- Article from:
- Food & Drink Weekly
- Article date:
- July 27, 1998
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Tea is becoming increasingly popular all over the world, but in China, its home, there are signs of sluggishness in the business. Annual tea output fell to some 400,000 tonnes last year from a one- time record high of 800,000 tonnes, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. A recent quality inspection by the State Bureau of Technological Supervision at 59 large tea stores in major Chinese cities show that only 36 percent of the tea met quality standards. The people in charge of ...