Re: Small tea farmers in China

I began by visiting a number of farms and producers in Phoenix. If you do not have connections to begin with, visiting tea markets can give you some exposures to pricing, qualities and variety ranges. It would take luck, persistence, vigilance, and a lot of wit to decipher what really goes on — coz a lot of those in those “wholesale” markets are basically merchants of different backgrounds, and a lot claim to be farmers themselves. The bottom line is, those who could make it to setting up a shop in the tea market are not those in the most need for support. Quite importantly, the quality that is carried in these markets aiming at the mass market may not