Liputan6.com, Tokyo – Lovers of the match should be ready to spend deeper.
The production of Matcha in Japan has significantly decreased this year from the strong heat, which prompted the price of these leaves of green tea class to the highest level in history.
Kyoto, an area that has introduced about a quarter of the total production of Teencha tea leaves – tea, which were dried and chopped to the match – during the summer of last year experienced strong thermal waves, which were registered as the hottest year in the history of Japanese history.
As a result, the crop April -Fei 2025 was also sharply weakened.
Masahiro Yoshida, a sixth generation farmer in the test city, was able to collect only 1.5 tons of Tencha this year, decreasing by 25 percent compared to the average annual average annual along 2 tons.
“Last summer it was so hot that it damaged our tea bushes. Malay mail, Saturday (4/7/2025).
Soon global demand, especially from Millennials and Gen Z, which is looking for alternative healthy drinks, also aggravates the deficit. The match, known as rich in antioxidants and high caffeine content, is currently popular in the form of Latte, smoothies, for desserts in city cafes around the world.
This trend was strengthened by the content of the viral match on social networks since last fall, which led to a increase in demand to ten times with several international distributors.
“My reserves almost always ended,” said Yuki Icia, the founder of the distributor of the match on the basis in Singapore.
