Fresh Tea Leaf Output Estimated to Reach 135K Tons This Year

A total of 135,000 tons of green tea leaves are estimated to be harvested in the current Iranian year (started March 21), 4,000 tons more than last year’s output, according to the head of Iran Tea Organization.
“There are currently 28,000 hectares of tea plantations in Iran, 22,000 hectares of which bear yields,” Habibollah Jahansaz was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
The official noted that there has been a decline in average precipitation levels across the country, yet Gilan and Mazandaran, Iran’s northern tea cultivation hubs, have reported sufficient rainfall to favor rain-fed tea plantations.