Vietnamese tea proves popular in Pakistan

The average export price in 2020 witnessed a decrease of 6.5% to US$1,608.5 per tonne, with tea exports in December alone reaching 13,000 tonnes worth US$20 million, marking a fall of 13.8% in volume and 17.8% in value compared to December 2019.

Most notably, Pakistan makes up the largest consumer of Vietnamese green tea as the country exported 30,120 tonnes of tea worth US$58.17 million in November, representing a year-on-year decline of over than 10% in volume and 13.8% in value, with the proportion of green tea exports to the Pakistani market accounting for 28% of total Vietnamese tea export volume.

Furthermore, black and green tea make up the two major export products during last year's 11-month period, accounting for 82.2% of the total tea export volume.

Moreover, black tea exports during the reviewed period reached 51,000 tonnes worth US$69 million, an annual boost of 2.7% in volume and 1.4% in value.