Supply of pu'er unaffected by quake, but output dwindling
The earthquake that recently rocked China's Yunnan province left tea plantations in and around Pu'Er City unaffected, but prices of pu'er tea are likely to rise nonetheless due to curtailed production. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the Yunnan province last Tuesday spared Pu'Er City, the main production area for the famous pu'er aged tea, but supply is threatened by extended dry weather conditions and price rises. Some producers are reportedly hoarding tea leaves in the hope of bigger returns in the future. Pu'er prices have doubled in the past three years.