Japan's tea production is 69800 tons, and Mie's tea leaf production is
5080 tons.
Mie's tea production has dropped considerably, from 2005 to 2021.
Comparing the first and second years of the 20th century, the production
volume was 5,080 tons, showing a considerable decline even in the second
year.
Then, why is the production volume decreasing year by year?
First of all, the aging of farmers is thought to be the cause of the decline in production. And the cause of the aging is thought to be the lack of successors of tea farmers.
The next cause of the decrease in production is the decline in demand for tea made from tea leaves.
Recently, tea in plastic bottles, not tea made from tea leaves, is more commonly consumed, and tea made from tea leaves is less commonly consumed, which is thought to have led to the decline in tea production.
In addition, recently, the coronavirus has eliminated events and travel, and the decrease in tea consumption has led to fewer purchases by middlemen, which has lowered the motivation of producers and decreased their production.
The solution to this problem is to increase the number of people who drink tea made from tea leaves and other products and increase the number of people who are interested in tea through activities such as spreading the word more about tea, which will lead to an increase in production.
| H29 | H30 | R ex | R2 | R3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First tea | 30,291 | 32,023 | 29,439 | 27,281 | 26,764 |
| Second tea | 20,962 | 22,362 | 20,784 | 17,344 | 20,480 |
| Third tea | 7,012 | 6,365 | 5,862 | 3,704 | 6,082 |
| fourth-grade tea | 22,022 | 22,906 | 22,851 | 19,734 | 22,141 |