Priority was given to black and green tea, the former being exported mainly to North America and Europe, the latter to North Africa.
光復後，茶與稻米、蔗糖同為政府積極推展的主要產業，並且外銷。光復後的茶葉外銷以紅、綠茶為主，農業發展委員會鑒於日據時代留下製造紅茶的機器與設備，積極鼓勵種植阿薩姆種茶樹，生產紅茶，銷往美國等地；綠茶則銷往北非。