tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31843014.post-71356347308307902852008-07-20T12:45:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:33:32.649-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uEStWJO3V0c/SIPLvJteYZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/U6Zu4-7q6fA/s1600-h/Picture+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uEStWJO3V0c/SIPLvJteYZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/U6Zu4-7q6fA/s320/Picture+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225244003600851346" border="0" /></a><br />In the past few months of Spring production period, there was a shortage for tea pickers. Many crops were delayed and reduced in quality for that matter, some were abandoned during picking season. The consequences are less high quality teas made it to the market and prices went up as well.<br /><br />Reasons for the labor shortage can be sum up by a few:<br />1) Labor cost went up, many farms can not afford to hire sufficient number of tea pickers<br />2) There are more jobs available due to the Olympic game<br />3) Bad weather prevented farms from securing labor schedules<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31843014-7135634730830790285?l=tea-obsession.blogspot.com'/></div>Imenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16810835688957113404noreply@blogger.com7