Yuchih's high-end black tea production and marketing group currently has fewer than ten members, as many farmers are maintaining a wait-and-see attitude. Their concern is that they won't be able to bring in a harvest and generate an income for at least three years after they renew their tea plantations and institute new management practices.
魚池精緻紅茶產銷班人數不到十人，不少農友仍在觀望，他們的顧慮是，若將現有茶園更新、重新管理照顧，至少得等三年才能收成，也才有收入，萬一紅茶市場曇花一現，豈不是血本無歸？