Nearly everywhere you go in Vietnam, you’ll see people drinking tea - hot and cold! Here’s a few facts about tea in Vietnam:
Vietnam’s Tea Industry was officially established in 1890
Tea plants are believed to have been growing in the Ha Giang area (North Vietnam) for many year prior.
Three Main Tea growing areas of Vietnam are:
Bao Loc in Lam Dong Province
Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province, and
Moc Chau in Son La Province.
In the 80’s the average export price for tea was $1.40 - 1.60 USD/Kg.
During the 80’s the tea output was around 30,000 tons per/yr. It is now over 100,000
Some 400,000 households in 35 provinces work in the tea industry!