Vietnamese Tea
Vietnam is the worlds 9th largest tea producer, accounting for 4% of the worlds production, and ranking 7th in exports with 57,000 tons of tea in the first three quarters of this year. Vietnamese tea producers mainly exported raw materials to intermediary countries at low prices due to the lack of registered trademark and competitiveness, said Nguyen Kim Phong, President of the Vietnamese Tea Association, suggests branding, trade marks and new types of Vietnamese teas will enhance their position in the global tea marketplace. Vietnamese tea products are mainly processed from domestic tea plants. Those that include 70% of Vietnamese raw materials, and meet the regulations issued on September 7, 2005 can be granted the Vietnamese tea logo. The country's tea trademark has been registered in 77 countries and territories.
