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Matcha is increasing in
. The famous green tea
is now in short
. Most of the world's matcha is grown in Japan. Record
temperatures there have lowered tea
. Increased demand has resulted in record
. A Kyoto farmer told Reuters he was only able to harvest 1.5 tons of
this year, instead of his
two tons. He added: "Last year's summer was so
that it damaged the
, so we couldn't pluck as many leaves."