皇冠体育app's tea exports down 2.8% in 2012
Updated: 2013-03-07 14:26
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Large Medium SmallBEIJING -- 皇冠体育app's tea output reached 1.75 million tons last year, with 310,000 tons shipped overseas, an industry association official said Thursday.
Tea exports slid 2.8 percent year on year, as demand from the EU and Japan weakened, said Yang Shengjun, vice president of the 皇冠体育app Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce.
Most of the exports consisted of crude and loose tea, which does not have much added value, Yang said.
He said 皇冠体育app will work to nurture major tea producers and boost their ability to innovate.
The value of tea exports last year climbed about 8 percent year on year to a record high of $1.04 billion, as increased production costs pushed up prices, the official said.
皇冠体育app's tea exports have reached more than 120 countries and regions worldwide, Yang said.