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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 13:59, 15 May 2008: 650 × 300 (41 KB): Apis~commonswiki: Fixed spelling (Camellia Sinensis) 03:18, 15 May 2008
Minto Island Growers near Salem, Oregon has begun to market small quantities of their own tea. [20] [21] [22] Table Rock Tea Company in Upstate South Carolina began cultivation in 2008 and is currently producing tea and offering tours to the public. [23] Fleur De Lis Tea Company (FDLTC) in Amite, Louisiana planted their first tea plants in 2017 ...
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and northern Myanmar. [3] [4] [5] Tea is also made, but rarely, from the leaves of Camellia taliensis.
In 1995, it was the world's leading exporter of tea (rather than producer), with 23% of the total world export, and Sri Lanka ranked second on tea export earnings in 2020 [2] after China. The highest production of 340 million kg was recorded in 2013, while the production in 2014 was slightly reduced to 338 million kg. [ 3 ]
[12] 45 thousand tonnes of tea were exported in 2022, worth USD 90 million, predominantly black tea. [13] In 2023, Indonesia was the eighth-largest producer of tea in the world, down from fifth in 2019. [10] Productivity is relatively low due to aged tea plants, with Dutch-planted trees still being harvested in some cases. [14]
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The UK market is dominated by five brands - PG Tips (owned by Lipton Teas and Infusions), Tetley (owned by Tata Tea Limited), Typhoo (owned by the Indian conglomerate Apeejay Surrendra Group), Twinings (owned by Associated British Foods) and Yorkshire Tea (owned by Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate). Tetley leads the market with 27% share ...