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Nerada Tea to ‘pause’ production at its Far North Queensland plantation   More than 6 million kilograms of tea is produced a year on the Nerada plantation at Malanda.(ABC Rural: Charlie McKillop) Source:Abc Australia’s largest tea producer will stop production at its Far North Queensland plantation, citing rising costs and a drop in demand for black tea on supermarket shelves. Key points: Nerada Tea will stop production at its Far North Queensland plantation next month The company is seeking funds to transition into making higher-value tea products It says fewer people are buying black tea in supermarkets Nerada Tea will send its 360-hectare estate on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, into “hibernation” from the end of next month while it tries to transition into producing higher-value products such as tea extracts and aromas. “All of us are very sad it’s come to this; there’s no doubt about that,” company ...