Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Tea Trade | Kenya Faces a Sudden Market Shock as Gulf Shipping Routes Collapse | Billions in Duties May be Returned to Importers, Including Tea Buyers | China’s Tea Exports Surge in 2025 | Green Tea Dominance Continues as Shipments Reach 419,000 Metric Tons | NEWSMAKER – Samuel Lambert, co-founder of zenGate Global

PLUS | Data Integrity at Scale

Traceability is quickly becoming one of the defining challenges in the global tea trade.

Consumers want to know where their tea comes from, how it was produced, and whether environmental and labor standards are being met. At the same time, governments are tightening regulations, brands are facing new compliance requirements, and importers are seeking better visibility into sourcing risks. Today’s guest, Samuel Lambert, co-founder of ZenGate and architect of the Palmyra supply-chain platform, works at the intersection of blockchain, geospatial verification, and agricultural supply chains. In this Spotlight conversation, we explore how structured data—from farm mapping to chain-of-custody records—can transform traceability from a compliance burden into a far more powerful form of decision intelligence for global tea markets.| Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153

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