China, India, Kenya, and Sri Lanka combined account for 78% of production and 73% of exports of tea market. Most of the tea produced in China and India is consumed internally while the bulk of the tea produced in Kenya and Sri Lanka is exported.
Two-thirds of tea production in China is in the form of green tea; India and Kenya mostly produce CTC black tea. Sri Lanka specializes in orthodox black tea, according to a report from the FAO Intergovernmental Group on Tea.
Global black tea p...
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