Tea Biz

Ep 247 | Darjeeling Exports | Kenya Tea Bonuses | India Bans Paraquat

Rebuilding Darjeeling Export Value | Rising Costs Squeeze Kenya Tea Bonuses | India Removes Paraquat from Tea Protection Code NEWSMAKER – Vale Farms CEO and Founder Luke

Tea Price Report | Week 39 | Ending 25 September

Tea markets closed ISO Week 39 with good demand in Kenya and Sri Lanka, and fair demand in North and South India and Indonesia. Colombo offered about 4.8 million kilogra

Tea News Recap | Rebuilding Darjeeling Exports | Kenya Tea Bonuses Squeezed | India Removes Paraquat

Rebuilding Darjeeling Export Value | Rising Costs Squeeze Kenya Tea Bonuses | India Removes Paraquat from Tea Protection Code | Podlink signup: https://pod.link/154997515

Spotlight | American Matcha

Can the Pacific Northwest grow exceptional matcha at commercial scale? Seattle-based Vale is putting that question to the test. Founder and CEO Luke Larson says Vale Far

Tea Price Report | Week 37 | Ending 11 September, 2026

Quality Widens the Price Gap | Tea markets ended ISO Week 37 with prices increasingly determined by quality rather than broad market direction. Across the major auction

Spotlight | How Recognition Adds Value to Tea

Tea producers seeking higher returns are often advised to add value through improved processing, certification, packaging, or branding. Independent recognition of the fin

Tea News Recap | Africa Pushes Value Over Volume | Europe Pays More for Better Tea | ISO Advances Tea Standards

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Ep 246 | Africa Adds Value | Europe Buys Better Tea | ISO Sets Standards

Africa Pushes Value Over Volume | Europe Pays More for Better Tea | ISO Advances Tea Standards NEWSMAKER – Ksenia Hleap, Chief Operating Officer of AVPA in Paris PLUS |

Tea Price Report | Week 35 | Ending 28 August 2026

Quality-Led Firmness Masks Uneven Auction Liquidity | Tea markets closed ISO Week 35 with headline support intact, but quality mattered more than volume. Buyers remained

Spotlight | Behind the Cup

Behind the Cup: Why Quality Tea Needs a Better Business Model | Social and environmental conditions behind tea production remain far less scrutinized than those of coffee

Tea News Recap | Nepal Recovers | India Maps Tea | US Grown Matcha

Nepal Tea Enters Recovery Mode | India Puts Tea Under Satellite Surveillance | Vale Bets on US-Grown Matcha | Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153 Advertising Inq

Ep 245 | Nepal Tea Recovers | India Maps Tea by Satellite | US-Grown Matcha

Nepal Tea Enters Recovery Mode | India Puts Tea Under Satellite Surveillance | Vale Bets on US-Grown Matcha NEWSMAKER – Author and Ecological Economist Pierre William Jo

Tea Price Report | Week 32 | Ending 7 August 2026

Quality Holds as Regional Tea Prices Diverge | Tea markets closed ISO Week 32 with mixed headline prices but a consistent trading pattern: buyers remained active for imme

Spotlight | A World of Tea Comes to Seattle

Taste the World of Tea in Seattle | The 16th edition of the Northwest Tea Fest returns to Seattle Center September 26–27 with a sold-out exhibitor hall and a deliberately

Tea News Recap | Floods Hit China and Assam | Argentina Tea Moves to Market

Typhoon Deluges South China’s Tea Lands | Floods Halt Production at 30 Assam Tea Gardens | Argentina Moves Its GI-Protected Tea Origin to Market | Podlink signup: https:

Ep 244 | Typhoon Deluges China’s Tea Lands | Assam Floods Halt 30 Gardens | Argentina Takes GI to Market

Typhoon Deluges South China’s Tea Lands | Floods Halt Production at 30 Assam Tea Gardens | Argentina Moves Its GI-Protected Tea Origin to Market NEWSMAKERS | Festival Co

Tea Price Report | Week 27 | Ending 3 July 2026

In Colombo, prices averaged $3.55 per kilogram this week, up 10 cents versus the previous week, Sale 24. In North India, prices averaged $2.62 per kilogram, up 8 cents fr

Spotlight | Authentic Presence

When Tea Becomes More Than a Product: Building Ritual, Community, and Trust Without Losing Authenticity Tea is often described in terms of origin, cultivar, elevation, a

Tea News Recap | Assam Matcha | Caffeine Labels | Jasmine Harvest at Risk

Assam Enters Commercial Matcha Production | Caffeine Labels Could Work in Tea’s Favor | Floods Threaten the World’s Largest Jasmine Harvest | Podlink signup: https://pod.

Ep 243 | Assam Matcha Debuts | Caffeine Labels Favor Tea | Jasmine Harvest at Risk

Assam Enters Commercial Matcha Production | Caffeine Labels Could Work in Tea’s Favor | Floods Threaten the World’s Largest Jasmine Harvest | Newsmaker - Luong “Flowing R