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When will autumn tea be on the market? Introduction of Autumn Tea Market Time

Early autumn tea will be listed in the middle and late July of 1, and late autumn tea will be listed in September and 10. Autumn tea is generally produced in autumn and picked after mid-July every year. Tea picked before the Millennium solar term is called early autumn tea. From the Millennium to the beginning of October, the picked tea leaves are called late autumn tea.

2. According to the collection time: tea is divided into three seasons: spring, summer and autumn. Under China's climatic conditions, except for a few tea-producing areas in South China, tea tree growth and tea harvesting in most tea-producing areas are seasonal: the tea-picking period in Jiangbei tea-growing area is from early May to late September, the tea-picking period in Jiangnan tea-growing area is from late March to mid-June, and the tea-picking period in Southwest tea-growing area is from late October to early February. It belongs to subtropical and temperate tea areas, including Jiangbei tea area, Jiangnan tea area and Southwest tea area.

3. According to the solar terms: Qingming to Xiaoman is spring tea, Xiaoman to Xiaoshu is summer tea, and Xiaoshu to Cold Dew is autumn tea; Some are divided by time: spring tea is picked before the end of May, summer tea is picked from early June to July, and autumn tea is picked after mid-July.