Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3.
Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1.
Listen to past stories from our podcast.
Matcha: Global shortages and skyrocketing prices; will its popularity in cafes last?
An iced matcha latte at Asha Tea House. Global demand for matcha has seen prices increase for the popular powdered tea. Source: AAP, AP / Haven Daley
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.
Share
