Hit by delayed first flush, tea growers worried about later harvests

The first flush, the most lucrative of four harvests, had almost halved because of the winter drought. But farmers are hopeful that prices will be high this year too like last year.

With the sprouting of tea leaves delayed for first flush by more than three weeks, tea growers in Nepal’s eastern hills are worried that the poor harvest will continue for the later harvests during the second, third and fourth flush harvests.