Topic
first flush
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Soil, water & climate, West BengalBengal tea planters look forward to bumper ‘first flush’ leaves after heavy showersHeavy winter rain after months of dry weather has raised hopes among Bengal tea planters of a fourth straight bumper first flush crop in 2021, and cut their need for irrigation.
- Soil, water & climate, AssamDry weather worries tea estate owners in Assam and West BengalAssam and West Bengal had about half the rain first flush tea needs in January and February, and producers warn output and exports could suffer.