Thai Nguyen tea strives to access global market

  • Photo: Harvesting Spring tea buds in Tan Cuong Tea Hill, Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
    Photo: Harvesting Spring tea buds in Tan Cuong Tea Hill, Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
  • Photo: Tan Cuong Tea Hill in Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
    Photo: Tan Cuong Tea Hill in Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
  • Photo: Tan Cuong Tea Hill in Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
    Photo: Tan Cuong Tea Hill in Thai Nguyen province. VNA Photo: Hoàng Nguyên
Specialty tea grown in the northern province of Thai Nguyen has obtained collective trademark protection in the US, mainland China, Taiwan (China) and Russia, setting the scene for the product to gain a stronger foothold in the global market. Thai Nguyen, located 75 km to the north of Hanoi, is home to the country’s largest tea growing area. The province is well-known for its green, aromatic and black teas. Tea plants have been grown in Thai Nguyen for around 100 years. Currently, there are more than 22,600 hectares of tea cultivation in Thai Nguyen, with an average output of over 244,500 tonnes of fresh tea leaves each year. More than 80 percent of the local tea area is grown under VietGAP standards. Last year, its tea production reached 5.58 trillion VND (242.3 million USD), accounting for 44.3 percent of the local agricultural value. The province earned around 270 million VND per hectare of tea in average. Its tea products are largely consumed domestically, with just about 20 percent exported, mainly to China’s Taiwan, mainland China, Pakistan, Russia, the US, the UK, Afghanistan and Indonesia. VNA Photo

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