China'S Export Of Flower Tea Meets EU'S "Green Barrier"

China is the largest tea producer in the world, but China's tea leaves are the largest in the world. Exit However, it has always met the standards of pesticide residue limits in various countries. Green barrier "It has become a difficult problem for the export of tea. Chen Wenhui, deputy director of the Agricultural Bureau of Fuzhou, Fujian, one of the birthplaces and main producing areas of jasmine tea recently told the media that these "green barriers" have changed year by year, including the European Union, Japan and other places. Tea The index of pesticide residue detection is more and more rapid, which makes the export volume and export price of jasmine tea both affected.

Reporters learned that the EU as an example, due to the constant introduction of new tea residues standards, improve the detection of tea. standard Domestic tea exports have been repeatedly blocked. As early as August 2005, the EU launched a new pesticide residue inspection standard. Japan followed suit. In May 2006, the affirmative list system was implemented, and the residue detection items of imported tea increased to 276. At the same time, the method of pesticide residue detection was adjusted, and the "whole tea" detection method was used instead of the "tea soup method" used in the past. In April 2007, the EU's test standards were raised again, increasing 10 project limits and updating the 10 new limits of pesticide residues. Xu Hongzhi, an analyst at Beijing East AGG, told reporters that a few very low standards of agricultural residue in fact mean that the use of such pesticides or pesticides is prohibited.

However, last week, in the communiqu 459 of the European Union, 3 changes were made to the standards of pesticide residues of thiacloprid, sulphur and quinacloprid in tea, and the severity of "green barriers" in China's tea exports eased slightly.

"The direct sales volume of domestic tea is 800 thousand tons, the share of green tea is about 55%-60%, the proportion of Oolong tea and scented tea is about 10%-15%, and that of flower tea is 12% last year. "Xu Hongzhi told reporters that in the export market, Pu'er tea, Dahongpao, Biluochun and other more high-end line because of the control of pesticide residue limit index is relatively good, and is not affected by trade barriers. But for the middle and low grade tea, especially for the jasmine tea with a large proportion, the export volume showed a steady growth trend, but the price was still weak and still remained at the middle and low price. "What's interesting is that the domestic market accounts for 90% of the sales of high and medium grade products of jasmine tea. "

Xu Hongzhi said that in the long run, the increasingly stringent standard of pesticide residue is obviously not optimistic for the tea enterprises with low end. The tea enterprises with certain financial strength can take the source control method, strictly control the amount of pesticide used in the tea production process, use some technologies to deal with the tea after harvest, or take late delivery to reduce pesticide residues.