Tea farmers are not short of good tea, but are they short of tea buyers?

The tea industry has high profits. From fresh leaf raw materials to finished tea, the price has increased several times. Although the price has gone up, it may not matter to tea farmers. Even finished tea, such as green tea, You can buy hundreds of pounds per pound, but the raw material, tea leaves, may only cost a few tens of yuan per pound. The tea farmers earn a small amount of money after hard work, and it seems that the tea merchants make a big profit.

But having said that, generally 4 kilograms of green tea can be used to make one kilogram of dry tea, and there is still a lot of loss during the processing. Tea leaves are picked by tea growers and sent to tea gardens, then processed in tea factories, and then transferred to tea merchants for sale. Each step has to pay for processing costs, and prices are naturally changing. Factory water, electricity and labor cost money, and tea shops rent water, electricity and transportation. The cost also costs money.

These should also be spread evenly on tea. Although the price of tea has doubled several times, not much actually falls into the hands of people in each link. Of course, the money shared by tea merchants and tea factories It will be more than the tea farmers, but they also deserve it, because the tea factories and tea factories also pay more. Those factories, equipment, labor, etc. all cost money, so it is natural to make money based on their skills.

But for ordinary tea buyers, we naturally want to spend the least money to buy the best tea, so how can we do this? Since it is because the middlemen have increased the cost of tea, then it is enough not to let the middlemen make the difference. I'm afraid many people will think of this method, so recently many people will travel thousands of miles to the place of origin to buy tea from tea farmers.

But when buying tea from tea farmers, we must pay attention to these two points:

1. You need to have a discerning eye when buying tea

There is indeed no middleman to make the difference, directly The cost of collecting tea from tea farmers will be much less, but what should be noted here is that you must have a discerning eye first. It does not mean that all tea from tea farmers is good tea. Good tea must come from core production areas and have good quality. The processing technology and better storage methods are also required. Only when these conditions are met can the tea be considered good.

When we buy tea, we can’t just buy it cheaply. We should also consider the quality on the basis of low price, because most of the tea grown by tea farmers is made by themselves. Although the original ecology is maintained, it cannot be made like a factory. Until the quality is completely unified, the tea produced in this batch may be delicious, or the tea leaves in that batch may taste a little bad. Because there is no precise equipment, accurate data cannot be measured. So when you go to the place of origin to buy tea, you have to drink more and try more to find a good quality tea that you like to drink.

2. You need to be mentally prepared before buying tea

Tea factories have equipment, technology and personnel, so they can naturally put a lot of effort into making tea, and like big tea factories, big tea chambers of commerce When thinking about tea packaging, such as the outer packaging design of tea, product sales methods and strategies, and after-sales service of tea, etc., tea farmers have limitations in selling tea, and they cannot do it as comprehensively as tea factories and tea merchants. This is For sure.

So when we go to the production area to buy tea from tea farmers, we have to be mentally prepared. We should not have too many strict requirements, such as why there is no good-looking packaging, why there are dead leaves in the tea, and the appearance of the tea is not good-looking. A whole three-no product and so on.

We must know that the tea produced by tea farmers is original ecological tea, unlike the tea on the market that has been polished to look good and cannot be faulted. As long as you can accept the original tea, you won't mind other shortcomings. The main thing when drinking tea is the taste. If you don't mind the add-ons such as other packaging, just feel free to do so.

2. The tea produced by tea farmers is relatively pure and natural

Many people living in big cities will take their families to the countryside to experience farm life on weekends because they have lived in cities for a long time. , some tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, these physically and mentally tired city people will go to the countryside to experience pastoral life and relieve stress. People naturally prefer natural or natural things, like to have more contact with nature, and have a special liking for pollution-free green food.

Similarly, tea buyers prefer first-hand tea sources and buy tea directly from tea farmers, which is not only cheaper but also closer to nature. The tea made by tea farmers does not have the smell of machines in the factory. For example, white tea uses the most natural and original tea-making method, which is purely sun-dried. There is no smell of fireworks or machines. However, now it is purely sun-dried. There is not much white tea left. Firstly, it is difficult to ensure the yield of tea made by pure sun-drying. Secondly, it is rainy in the south, making it difficult to make tea.

Although the tea produced by tea farmers is very natural, we must also be aware of the following two issues:

1. Not all tea produced by tea farmers is good tea

As mentioned above As mentioned, making good tea requires good craftsmanship, and everyone's craftsmanship is good or bad. Those with poor craftsmanship will make mediocre tea, and good tea can only be made with good craftsmanship. In addition, because they do not have the equipment conditions and precise control capabilities of a tea factory, tea farmers mostly rely on their own experience to make tea. Some people have more experience and the tea they make tastes better, while some people have less experience and the tea is not easy to make. Delicious.

Although they are all local tea farmers, the taste of tea is very different. Tea buyers who come to the place of origin to buy tea must know that not all tea produced by tea farmers is good tea. Of course, there are good teas, but you have to have a discerning eye to find good tea.

2. Not all tea produced by tea farmers is “real tea”

Many tea farmers in the origin work part-time as tea merchants, and see some outsiders who do not understand the market come to buy tea locally. , they will take some tea of ??average quality and treat it as "real tea" for outsiders to drink, hoping that it is good tea.

There are also some people who are not even tea farmers, deliberately pretending to be local tea farmers, and then sell fake tea. To out-of-towners. In fact, many local tea farmers are honest and honest people. If you go to the place of origin, you will be able to tell who are the real tea growers and who are the honest and good tea growers.

Next let’s talk about how to choose good tea?

1. Check whether it is a core production area

Like Pu'er tea, there are different hills. Although they are all origins, some hills are better, some are average, and some are core products. Areas, some of which are ordinary production areas. If you travel thousands of miles to buy tea from the place of origin, you naturally have to prepare a strategy first and know in advance which places are the core production areas and good hills, etc.

Second, see if there is a qualified processing environment

In addition to finding a good production area and a good hill, we also have to see whether the tea farmer has a good processing environment, and the equipment can be simple. But the environment could be cleaner.

3. Ask about the tea processing technology

As mentioned before, good technology can produce good tea. If the tea farmers have high tea-making standards, the natural tea will taste better. .

4. Looking at, smelling and tasting tea

How to choose good tea, and you will naturally gain true knowledge through practice? We must first learn to understand and taste tea. We can identify and taste tea from six aspects: the shape, color, soup color, taste, aroma, and leaf bottom of the tea leaves. Each type of tea has its own unique features, such as white tea. We can judge the quality of the tea by observing the number of pekoe on the white tea, the size of the buds and the thickness of the stems, and the freshness of the tea. If you want to buy good tea, you must have excellent tea appreciation skills.

5. Look at the character of the tea grower

When buying tea, we also need to see whether the quality of the tea grower is honest. If the tea grower does not behave well, then we have to think about the quality of the tea. If the tea grower has a noble character and is a conscientious person, then we will feel confident when buying tea.

Summary

Good tea is not easy to drink and cherish. It is really not easy to find a good tea. Buying tea from tea farmers can save some money, but It is more about spending your own energy and having the ability to appreciate tea and recognize people. However, if you pay hard, you will be rewarded, and how can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without going through a cold to the bone? Good tea requires a lot of time and energy to find. But for those who love tea, drinking the tea they like is enough.