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August numbers for China tea exports and US tea imports under HS codes 0902 show declines:

Data from the China Tea Marketing Association reveals a 20.4% decrease in exports over the previous August.

Average export price increased to $6.19/kg, a 11.51% increase over August 2019
Total exports for the year are down 4.8% over the previous 2019 period
Green tea accounted for about 84% of export volume
Exports of all forms of tea (eg. green, black, wulong, etc), except pu'er, saw declines

US Census Bureau statistics released show import volumes are also down:

US import volumes are down 30.5% for the year, and down 28.7% vs August 2019:

Black tea volumes saw some rebound of the previous 3 month decline
Some packaged teas saw gains in volume, value, or both over the previous August
Total tea imports from worldwide decreased by 6.4% over August 2019 and dropped 12.9% for the year

Report on tea exports and imports

News of China's early Spring harvest

New areas of tea production are increasing their yields while more familiar tea provinces experience flatter growth or declines

August Tea Report: China Exports & US Imports