Iran fresh tea leaves

EghtesadOnline: Tea processing factories have bought about 9,700 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 260 billion rials (more than $6.19 million) from farmers in northern Iran following the spring harvest of the crop, Kheirollah Amiri, an official with Iran Tea Organization, said.

EghtesadOnline: As the summer tea harvest goes underway, 80,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 1.62 trillion rials ($42.5 million) have been purchased by the government from local farmers so far this year, registering an 8% decline in tonnage due to unfavorable weather conditions, the head of Iran Tea Organization said on Tuesday.

EghtesadOnline: About 78,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 1.55 trillion rials ($41 million) have been purchased from farmers by the government at guaranteed prices, the head of Tea Organization of Iran said on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: Close to 44,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 1.03 trillion rials ($27.57 million) have been purchased from farmers in the first tea harvest in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, the head of Iran Tea Organization said.