The Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) quoted statistics from the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) as saying that the US tea imports in the first nine months of 2021 reached 85.9 thousand tons, worth 85.9 thousand tons, worth 85.9 thousand tons. $375.5 million, up 8.2% in volume and 14% in value over the same period in 2020. The average US price of imported tea in the first 9 months of 2021 reached $4,372.2/ton, up 5.3% over the same period in 2020.

Vietnam is the 7th largest tea supplier to the US

Argentina is the largest tea supplier to the United States in the first nine months of 2021, reaching 33.8 thousand tons, worth $43.7 million, up 18.2% in volume and 12% in value over the same period. The average price of imported tea from the Argentine market reached $1,293.8 per ton, down 5.3% over the same period in 2020. The proportion of tea imports from the Argentine market accounted for 39.3% of the total volume. imported tea from the United States.

Followed by the Chinese market, in the first 9 months of 2021, US tea imports from this market reached 8.8 thousand tons, worth US$ 38.9 million, up 0.5% in volume and up 5.5% in volume. 5% in value over the same period in 2020. The share of tea imports from China decreased from 11% in 9 months of 2020, to 10.3% in 9 months of 2021.

Vietnam is the 7th largest tea supplier to the US in the first 9 months of 2021, reaching 4.1 thousand tons, worth $ 5.7 million, up 1.8% in volume and 7.9% in value over the same period in 2020. The average tea import price from Vietnam reached 1,404.8 USD/ton, an increase of 6.1% over the same period in 2020. The proportion of tea imports from Vietnam decreased by 0. 3 percentage points over the same period in 2020.

Black tea is the main imported species of the US in the first 9 months of 2021, reaching 72.4 thousand tons, worth 229.1 million USD, up 9.2% in volume and 10.2% in value compared to the previous year. the same period of 2020. The United States imported the most black tea from the two markets of Argentina and India, accounting for 55.4% of the total amount of black tea imported by the United States in the first 9 months of 2021. Vietnam is the market. The sixth largest supplier of black tea to the United States, the volume and value of black tea imports from Vietnam both increased, but the proportion of black tea imports from Vietnam decreased compared to the same period in 2020.

Followed by US green tea imported in the first 9 months of 2021 reached 12.5 thousand tons, worth 142.7 million USD, up 4.3% in volume and 21.5% in value compared to the same period of 2020. The average price of imported green tea reached 11,398.2 USD/ton, up 16.3% over the same period in 2020. China is the main supplier of green tea to the United States, with a large quantity of green tea. imports from China accounted for 34.4% of total US green tea imports in the first 9 months of 2021. US green tea imports from Vietnam decreased in both volume and value, reaching 500 tons, worth 952 thousand USD, down 22.7% in volume and down 8.2% over the same period in 2020.