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Here's the tea: Global shortage means steep prices for matcha lovers

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Global matcha prices are surging due to poor weather in Japan, rising global demand, labour shortages, and steep US tariffs on imports from Japan and China. Now, the world’s love affair with matcha may be tested - at the checkout counter.

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