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Tea Biz

The Voice of Tea Lands | Tea Journey Magazine, founded in 2015, and the Tea Biz Blog | Podcast are favorites of tea enthusiasts and professionals worldwide. Content is authentic, timely, and exclusive, a collaborative effort that enlists 40 voices skilled in 12 languages to tell the story of tea.Coverage spans tea discovery and preparation to tea tourism, lifestyles, health and wellness, meditation, culinary tea with recipes, and terroir. Our business coverage offers insights for commercial

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Tea Price Report | Week 7 | Ending 13 February 2026

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2026/02/20

Tea Price Report | Episode 234 | Week 7 | Ending 13 February 2026 | Tea markets closed ISO Week 7 with a steadier tone as buyers continued to prioritize near-term cover and invoice certainty over forward risk, but showed slightly more willingness to compete when seasonal leaf and clean manufacture were evident.Across origins, demand remained decisively quality-led: well-made teas cleared consistently, average descriptions met selective enquiry, and plainer invoices faced widening resistance,

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Spotlight | FarmerPower.ai

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2026/02/20

Seventy-eight percent of Kenya’s 720,000 tea smallholders cultivate half an acre or less. Tea anchors rural income, supports millions of jobs, and remains one of the country’s most important export sectors.Yet at the farmgate, quality is largely assessed after processing—when value has already been diluted. Most growers deliver green leaf with little real-time feedback, limited visibility into downgrading, and minimal transparency into how their harvest performs once it enters the factory. Today, we

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Tea News Recap | China Sets $216B Tea Goal |...

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2026/02/20

China Sets $216 Billion Tea Industry Chain Target for 2030 | India–Bangladesh Political Reset Signals Smoother Trade, Auctions and Transport for Tea | Dementia Risk Study Coverage Strengthens Tea’s Moderate-Consumption Demand Narrative| Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ep 234 | China Sets $216B Tea Goal | Bangladesh-India...

Tea Biz ·

2026/02/20

China Sets $216 Billion Tea Industry Chain Target for 2030 | India–Bangladesh Political Reset Signals Smoother Trade, Auctions and Transport for Tea | Dementia Risk Study Coverage Strengthens Tea’s Moderate-Consumption Demand NarrativeNEWSMAKER – Sein Star Kilel, CEO Co-Founder, FarmerPower.aiPLUS | FarmerPower.ai | Seventy-eight percent of the 720,000 Kenyan smallholders who rely on tea for their livelihoods cultivate tea on plots of a half-acre or less. The sector is crucial to the economy,

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Tea Price Report | Week 5 | Ending 30 January 2026

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2026/02/06

Week 5 tea markets closed on a steady-to-selective note as buyers continued to prioritize prompt coverage rather than extending forward positions. Overall, price discovery remained firmly quality-led, underscoring that invoice-level differentiation—not headline averages—continues to define current market outcomes. | In Colombo (Sri Lanka) | Demand was fair to good for featured leaf grades, with selective bidding for secondary descriptions. Exporter offerings remained disciplined, reinforcing

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22:41

Spotlight | Chalu: Bringing the Tea Road to the...

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2026/02/06

In this SPOTLIGHT conversation, Fraser Kennedy shares the story behind Chalu, a Yunnan-based tea brand built on a simple yet demanding principle: let the tea speak.From cold-brewing single-origin teas to layering structure with local Yunnan oak, natural carbonation, and minimal intervention, Kennedy explains how Chalu was designed not as a flavored beverage but as a tea-forward alternative to wine—crafted for restaurants navigating the global shift toward low- and no-alcohol menus.Grounded in

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Tea News Recap | India-EU Trade Deal | Logistics Risk...

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2026/02/06

India–EU Trade Deal: Opportunity and Compliance Test for Tea | Container Reliability, Not Price, Is Now Tea’s Real Risk | Sustainability Shifts from Branding to Market Access in Tea | Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ep 233 | India-EU Trade Deal | Logistics Risk |...

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2026/02/06

India–EU Trade Deal: Opportunity and Compliance Test for Tea | Container Reliability, Not Price, Is Now Tea’s Real Risk | Sustainability Shifts from Branding to Market Access in TeaNEWSMAKER – Fraser Kennedy, Founder of Chalu Sparkling TeaPLUS | Real Tea, Real Craft: Why Tea Is Ready for the Modern Table |This week on the Tea Biz Podcast, we’re joined by Fraser Kennedy, founder of Chalu, from Yunnan, China. Chalu is a producer redefining what “real tea” can look like in the fast-growing

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Tea Price Report | Week 3 | Ending 19 Jan 2026

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2026/01/23

Tea markets closed the third trading week of 2026 on a steady-to-firm note as buyers prioritized near-term coverage against structurally constrained supply. Auction price discovery remained quality-led across major origins, with Colombo supported by exporter demand for high-grown teas, Assam liquidity grades set the direction in North India, and Mombasa prices held within narrow bands despite buyer selectivity. Exporter resistance remained evident as currency and input costs reinforced price floors

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7:52

Spotlight | The 2025 Leafies Awards

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2026/01/23

Over five days last October, James Suranga, executive director of the International Tea Committee, served on an expert panel of judges that evaluated hundreds of entries from across the tea lands, recognizing excellence in flavor, innovation, and sustainable practices.The 2025 edition of The Leafies, the international awards celebrating artisan tea excellence, concluded this week with an awards program in London, followed by public tastings at Fortnum & Mason.Launched in 2022 by the UK Tea

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Tea News Recap |Tea Logistics is Still Not Normal |...

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2026/01/23

Red Sea Routing Volatility Returns: Why Tea Logistics Is Still Not Normal | East Africa Opens 2026 Strong as Bids Reward Premiumization | Taiwan’s 500 7-Eleven Tea Bars Scale Up| Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ep 232 | Tea Logistics is Still Not Normal | Mombasa...

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2026/01/23

Red Sea Routing Volatility Returns: Why Tea Logistics Is Still Not Normal | East Africa Opens 2026 Strong as Bids Reward Premiumization | Taiwan’s 500 7-Eleven Tea Bars Scale UpNEWSMAKER – James Suranga, Executive Director, International Tea CommitteePLUS | The 2025 Leafies Awards | The 2025 Leafies Awards—an international showcase for artisan teas—drew the tea world’s attention to London this week. Judges awarded 21 Gold, 52 Highly Commended, and 9 Special Awards, recognizing excellence not only in

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Tea Price Report | Week 2 | Ending 9 January 2026

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2026/01/16

Episode 231 | Week 2 | Ending 9 January 2026 | This is Dan Bolton with Tea Trade Takeaways for the week ending 9 January 2026Tea markets closed Week 2 on a steady-to-firm footing as post-holiday buying intersected with structurally constrained supply. Price discovery continued to reward well-made teas, while average descriptions cleared selectively. Exporter resistance remained evident where costs and currency dynamics reinforced price floors early in Q1.Colombo (Sri Lanka) | High-grown teas

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Spotlight | A Call for Collaboration

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2026/01/16

This year’s State of the Tea Industry forecast is different by design. Instead of publishing a finished report and inviting reaction afterward, we’re opening the process itself. The 2026 forecast is intentionally collaborative—published in draft and shaped by informed public commentary from across the tea ecosystem. If you work in production, trade, branding, retail, logistics, or policy, your perspective has value. By contributing publicly, you’re not just reacting to trends—you’re helping refine

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Tea News Recap | India-linked Tea Risk Rising |...

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2026/01/16

Tariffs, Courts, and Geopolitics: Why India-Linked Tea Risk Is Rising Again | China’s New-Style Tea Brands Expand in the U.S., Led by CHAGEE | Unilever Sells Indonesia's Favorite SariWangi Tea | Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ep 231 | India-linked Tea Risk Rising | Chagee Brand...

Tea Biz ·

2026/01/16

Tariffs, Courts, and Geopolitics: Why India-Linked Tea Risk Is Rising Again | China’s New-Style Tea Brands Expand in the U.S., Led by CHAGEE | Unilever Sells Indonesia's Favorite SariWangi TeaHOST – Dan Bolton, Founder, Tea Biz Blog | PodcastPLUS | A Call for Collaboration | The Tea Biz State of the Tea Industry 2026 forecast is now live—and this year, it’s open by design. Instead of publishing a finished report and soliciting feedback later, we’re inviting informed public commentary as the

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Tea Price Report | Week 52 | Ending 31 Dec2025

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2026/01/09

Episode 230 | Week 52 | Ending December 31, 2025Tea markets closed the final trading days of 2025 on a steady-to-firm note, with thin holiday volumes masking structurally supportive fundamentals. Across origins, disciplined seller offerings, year-end inventory positioning, and persistently elevated input costs reinforced price floors. Buyers remained selective by grade and origin, but resistance to sharp declines was evident, particularly for cleaner, well-made teas aligned with established blending

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Spotlight | Tea, Wellness, and the Power of Ritual

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2026/01/09

Tea has long been associated with health, calm, and comfort—but how much of that reputation is backed by science, and how much by lifestyle? In this SPOTLIGHT conversation, Michael Cramer explains how consumer perceptions of tea and wellness have evolved since the pandemic, why ritual matters as much as ingredients, and how personalization is shaping the future of tea. From loose-leaf adoption to herbals, mindfulness, and blending, this discussion reframes tea not as medicine but as a lifelong

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Tea News Recap | India Codifies Tea Standard | Global...

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2026/01/09

India’s Food Safety Regulators Clarify Camellia sinensis Standard | Global Tea Industry Forecast Now Live | Asia Siyaka Warehousing is the World’s First ZeroCarbon Logistics FacilitySignup www.tea-biz.com | https://teajourney.pub/newsletter-preferences/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tea-biz/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ep 230 | India Codifies Tea Standard | Global Tea...

Tea Biz ·

2026/01/09

India’s Food Safety Regulators Clarify Camellia sinensis Standard | Global Tea Industry Forecast Now Live | Asia Siyaka Warehousing is the World’s First ZeroCarbon Logistics FacilityGUEST – Michael Cramer, Founder, CEO Adagio TeasPLUS | Tea, Wellness, and the Power of Ritual: Why Health Isn’t the Whole Story | January is Hot Tea month, and this year tens of millions are experiencing influenza or flu-like illness, gravitating toward warm soothing beverages associated with comfort, hydration, and

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