Question

The largest producer of tea in the world is _______.
A- USA
B- Brazil
C- China
D- England

Answer 1

Hint:
Tea is the oldest exported product of this country and is the second highest consumed beverage there, only second to water. In 2019, the sector generated approximately 1.8 million metric tons of green tea.

Complete answer:
China has a centuries-old tea production and consumption tradition. By the end of 2018, the total area of tea plantations, located mostly around the River Yangtze and other southern regions, had reached almost three million hectares. Green tea is by far the most produced and consumed a variety of Chinese teas, which does not undergo a fermentation process. In 2019, the sector generated approximately 1.8 million metric tons of green tea.

China is not only the world's largest producer of tea but also a leading exporter, supplying more than 300,000 metric tons of tea per year to the world.

Therefore, the correct answer is C

Additional information:

The tea plant's natural habitat is considered to be within the fan-shaped area between the hills of Nagaland, Manipur, and Lushai along the Assam-Myanmar (Burma) border in the west; through to China, probably as far as the province of Zhejiang in the east; and from this line south through the hills of Myanmar and Thailand into Vietnam.

A multi-stalked bush growing up to 9 feet (2.75 meters), the China variety is a hardy plant capable of withstanding cold winters and has an economic life of at least 100 years.

Note:
The production of tea, the cultivation of a tea plant, is generally carried out in large commercial operations. The plant, an evergreen (Camellia sinensis) species, is valued for the young leaves and leaf buds from which the tea drink is made. China is the largest producer of tea in the world, followed by India which is the second-largest country in the production of tea.