On Sep 11, 10:35 am, Jazzy > wrote:
> i read bout this too. they mention about black tea needing more $$$ to
> produce compared to white and green tea

Depends on how you do it, what type of tea, which equipment you
select, and what your labor costs. Japanese green is a higher
investment cost than Sri Lankan black. Malawi white tea is higher
investment cost than China white. Within a country the machinery
investment for black tea and green tea is just about the same. I
think the point in the article is derived from Richard Sakuma's own
"home spun" manufacture of tiny amounts. He ignores his labor cost
and then can make white tea in the sun free of cost, green tea in his
kitchen microwave oven effectively free of cost, but would need to
invest in equipment for making black tea.

Nigel at Teacraft