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> Many people tell me that living in Taiwan is leaps and bounds better
> than living in China, that's for sure. As for Good TGY this year, you
> are going to have to wait until the Autumn pick and hope for the best.
> Both spring picks this year yielded very little good tea. The highest
> grade is going around 800RMB which is 300-400 shy from the best grade
> last year...what basically means that this year's highest grade dropped
> a whole class.
>
> Anyway, autumn is right around the corner.

What's really interesting about what you report is that they dropped the
price because the leaf was less good. In the happy world of Pu'erh,
I'm given to understand, the quality can fall through the floor, but the
proce will forever rise. No price drops reflecting poor quality leaf to be
seen. Sounds as though with TGY there's some integrity somewhere.

Michael