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HEAR THE HEADLINES – Tea Harvest Gets an Early Start | Traditional Medicinals Unveils First Certified Biodegradable Tea Wrapper | American Botanical Council Launches a Public Database of Natural Products that Meet Natural Health Science Foundation Standards | Historic Goomtee Estate Bungalow Burns | The 1899 structure took three hours to extinguish, a total loss | NEWSMAKER – Saeed Al Suwaidi, Director of Agri Commodities at Dubai Multi Commodities Center| FEATURE INTRO – After a five-year hiatus, the Dubai Multi Commodities Tea Center is hosting its biennial Global Tea Forum on April 25-27 at The Address Dubai Marina Hotel, with discounted tickets now available. Saeed Al Suwaidi, Director of Agri Commodities at DMCC and a respected executive and technologist, shares with listeners his perspective on some of the issues to be addressed during the DMCC Tea Forum.Unpacking the Future of Tea – The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, founded in 2002, is the world’s largest and most successful free trade zone, now supporting 18,000 companies from many industries and sectors. DMCC’s Tea Center, founded in 2005, is a global hub for value addition and the top tea re-exporter in the world. Saeed Al Suwaidi, the Director of Agri Commodities at DMCC Dubai, says, “It’s amazing how everything in this industry is starting almost like a reset. People are looking at it with fresh eyes, t think. I mean, one of the things about this year is it’s not an exceptional year. The past five years for us have been very different with COVIO lockdowns, and everything that has happened during those years changed us, I think, forever. So there’s much eagerness for everything to resume almost normal. Suwaidi says, “People call it the poor man’s drink because it’s accessible to everybody. And it’s widely traded, you know, and it’s over $50 billion worth of trade annually, and this is going up by at least 30 to 35 to 40% in the next ten years. And so there’s a lot of opportunity.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy