The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has set the fresh tea purchase price for 2025 at 25.44 TL. The new price represents a 33.9 percent increase over last year's price of 19 TL.
In a statement made on the Ministry's official X account, it was noted that the fresh tea harvest in 2024 reached 1 million 430 thousand tons.
ÇAYKUR purchased 783 thousand tons of fresh tea across 49 fresh tea factories in 2024, and it was stated that the company aims to make a similar amount of purchases this year.
With the determination of the new price, a significant increase in income has been provided for tea producers.
News Source: 12punto
