Gap Fill - Matcha - Level 6

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The popularity of matcha is skyrocketing . The famous finely-ground green tea is in short supply. Most of the world's matcha is produced in Japan. Record high temperatures there have lowered of the shade-grown tea leaves. Increased and lower crop have resulted in prices hitting an all-time high. Masahiro Yoshida, a sixth- farmer from Uji, Kyoto, told the Reuters news agency about his decreased . He said he was only able to harvest 1.5 tons of tencha tea leaves this year, instead of his harvest of two tons. He added: "Last year's summer was so that it damaged the , so we couldn't pluck as many leaves."

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