Tea (including mate), Food Consumption
Same index methodology as the wheat row above, applied to tea.
Related_Laws
Laws related to this measure. Correlation = how closely this law tracks this measure's story. Expected causation = how strongly we would expect it to have moved the line. Neither is a claim of proof.
2006CorrelationExpected causationExecutive Bylaw on Organizing Tea Production, Processing and Trade
Approved in 1385 (2006), this bylaw establishes a licensing and oversight system for tea cultivation, processing, and marketing in Iran, aimed at regulating the sector's production standards and trade channels.
Why this link: This executive bylaw organizes tea cultivation, processing and marketing under state coordination (production quotas, purchase arrangements with domestic factories, import controls), a direct sectoral instrument shaping tea output, pricing and trade.
Caveat: Iran's tea sector is also strongly affected by weather, farmer income alternatives and global tea prices, which the bylaw does not control.
Lag: Annual, tied to each growing season.