"The crux of the problem," says Lin Fu of the Taiwan Tea Manufacturers Association, "lies in restrictions on production and in world tea-drinking habits." Annual world consumption of tea is about two million metric tons, whereas ROC annual production is only about 20,000 metric tons.
「關鍵在於產量的限制，及世界性消費習慣一時不容易改變」，製茶公會總幹事林復表示，全世界茶葉消費量一年大約是二百萬公噸，我國只生產兩萬餘公噸。