Moroccan green tea consumption outranks Japan, Russia…everyone, really.
Maghreb Arabe Presse reported that Morocco is the largest importer of green tea from China, outranking Japan and Russia:
The surge of imports started in 1993 when the sector of tea was liberalized, said the manager of a Moroccan tea importer company, adding that today a Moroccan person consumes up to 1.76kg of tea per annum, which is one of the world’s highest rates. Morocco’s market is very important to the sector of tea in China, the chairman of the Chinese chamber of commerce told MAP. He underlined that some Chinese farms and factories work exclusively with Moroccan clients.
-May 26, Beijing
May 28th, 2007 at 5:08 am
hah, I noticed that, too! When Khalid and I had our apartment we always had Chinese Gunpowder in the house!
May 28th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
it’s said that as long as there are bread and tea, no one would die of hunger in Morocco. ^^
May 28th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Don’t forget zitoun!
May 29th, 2007 at 3:12 am
Hi
That’s news! I always knew that Moroccans drink a lot of green tea, but being the largest importer!!
Thanks for the idea, I may write a post about it, if you allow me of course.
Nice blog.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:01 am
Hey,
There stats are encouraging and would definetely like to visit Morocco…Am a Tea Taster and work for an export house..would like to know of any Tea importer in Morocco..Pl let me know