Ceylon Tea Trade

Sri Lankan tea leaves are exported globally, particularly to Middle Eastern markets, making regional geopolitics relevant to the tea industry. The post highlights the international reach of Ceylon tea production.

So a tea leaf travels thousands of kilometers but somehow the real journey—from "we picked this yesterday" to "this costs $47 a tin"—still remains a complete mystery. Turns out geopolitics matters to Sri Lanka's tea trade, which is wild because I thought the only thing that mattered was convincing people that leaf water is worth more than actual water.