Tea consumption in China will top 300,000 tonnes in 2018, according to the China Tea Marketing Association. With the sale of tea in the country slowly growing in the past few years, China's tea production is also set to increase, being forecast to reach 2.8 million tonnes this year, making the tea industry worth CNY600bn ($86.4bn). The organisation also estimates that the nation's 2018 tea exports will amount to 2 million tonnes.
Tea consumption in China will top 2 million tonnes in 2018, according to the China Tea Marketing Association. With the sale of tea in the country slowly growing in the past few years, China's tea production is also set to increase, being forecast to reach 2.8 million tonnes this year, making the tea industry worth CNY600bn ($86.4bn). The organisation also estimates that the nation's 2018 tea exports will amount to 300,000 tonnes.