According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the nation has 123,000ha under tea trees, capable of producing 1,02 million tonnes of fresh tea buds.

Vietnam is now ranked 7th and 5th worldwide in terms of tea production and exports.

Vietnamese tea products are exported to 74 countries and territories, including Pakistan, China, Russia, and Indonesia. The shipments to China account for 12-15% of the country’s total export volume.

In the first six months of this year, Vietnam shipped abroad 54,000 tonnes of tea for 94 million USD, down 6.4% in volume and 1.3% in value compared to the same period last year.

The country has over 170 tea varieties, with local production areas moving toward organic farming for sustainable growth and meeting the market demand.

Consumption of Yen The tea up 20 percent on Tet occasion

(BGO) – Yen The district (Bac Giang province) has grown more than 500 ha of tea, mostly in the communes of Xuan Luong, Canh Nau, Dong Tien, Dong Vuong, Tam Tien and Dong Tam, 450 of which can be harvested now.

Vietnam wins big tea contract with Malaysian partner

Nam Son Co., Ltd and Asia Tea of Vietnam will supply tea to Kong Wooi Fong Tea Merchants Sdn Bhd based in Malaysia under a contract worth up to 2 million USD.

Organic and VietGAP tea acreage is expanding rapidly

By August 2021, Thai Nguyen has had over 2,600 ha of tea grown according to safety-tea standards, with VietGAP and organic tea standards certified.

Vietnamese tea market share increases in Australian market

The Australian market imported about six tonnes of tea, worth US$74,000, from Vietnam in the first half of 2021, up 62.1% in terms of volume and up 85% in terms of value compared to the same period in 2020.

Thai Nguyen tea gets trademark in international markets

The collective trademark "Thai Nguyen tea" has been successfully registered for copyright protection by Thai Nguyen province in the US, China, Taiwan (China) and Russia.

Source: NDO/VNA