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Sri Lank tea prices inflate steeply after currency collapse

Prices rose sharply in May but eased somewhat towards the end of the month.

June 5, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka tea output falls, exports down 5-pct but supplies maintained

Regional plantation companies and smallholders are harvesting green leaf and arranging deliveries

May 25, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka tea traders call for swift action on crisis, expert consultation

It is necessary that the policymakers do not make the mistake of not listening to the experts in the industry

May 23, 2022 5 min read

Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years

The tally was the lowest since the first quarter of 1999 when the country shipped out 60.3 million kilos of tea.

May 6, 2022 2 min read
Rupee appreciation and higher volumes drags down tea prices

All average tea prices fell and the weekly sale average was down by 65.40 rupees to 1067.57 rupees from 1132.97 rupees

Sri Lanka high, mid and low grown tea prices ease at weekly auction

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon tea prices continued to fell 50-150 rupees per kilogram at an auction on May 10

Sri Lanka tea prices up sharply at first auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Prices of Sri Lankan teas grown on the western slopes of the central hills rose sharply at the year...

January 5, 2017 1 min read

Libya regains taste for Sri Lankan tea

ECONOMYNEXT – Tea exports to Libya were up 21% in the 11 months to November this year from last year with Libyan ...

December 23, 2016 1 min read

Market for Sri Lanka tea seen buoyant in 2017

A global tea production shortfall and recovery in key export destinations should keep the market for Sri Lankan orthodox...

December 23, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka November tea crop up 8.4-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tea production rose 8.4% in November 2016 from a year ago, led by a recovery in ...

December 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka November tea exports slump 22-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tea exports in November 2016 fell 22% to 20.4 million kilos from a year ago, the...

December 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans global tea party to mark 150 years of planting

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka plans a ‘Global Ceylon Tea Party’, hosted by its diplomatic missions across ...

December 10, 2016 3 min read

No forced Sri Lanka plantations land restrictions: Navin

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake said the government will not...

December 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka plantations minister fights to retain control over tea fund

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake said he was fighting with th...

December 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka October tea output down for ninth straight month

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tea output fell for a ninth consecutive month in October, due to severe drought, poor app...

November 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka plantation firms to be limited to 5,000 acres: Finance Minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will restrict landholdings of Regional Plantations Companies (RPCs) t...

November 10, 2016 1 min read
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Sri Lanka tea prices hit new monthly high

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea prices at the Colombo auction hit a new monthly high in October 2016 as volumes fell...

November 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka losing share of key tea markets

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea export prices hit a new high in September 2016 but the island continued to lose mark...

October 28, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Kelani Valley Plantations losses rise

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Kelani Valley Plantations sank even further into the red in the September 2016 q...

October 26, 2016 1 min read

Palm oil propels Sri Lanka Watawala Sept profit to Rs309mn

October 25, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Sept tea output down for eighth month in a row

COLOMBO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tea output fell for the eighth month running in September, data from the state-r...

October 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Tea Smallholder Factories returns to profitability in Sept quarter

ECONOMYNEXT - Tea Smallholder Factories, which makes black tea from leaves bought from Sri Lankan small farmers, returne...

October 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lankan tea prices rise further

ECONOMYNEXT – Prices of most Sri Lankan teas rose again at this week’s Colombo auction where quantities ca...

October 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to amend IP law to give GI protection to tea, cinnamon

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lankan government is to amend its intellectual property law to give recognition to Geographical In...

October 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka plantation firms ink wage deal with unions

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) have signed a new collective agreement with...

October 18, 2016 6 min read

Sri Lankan tea prices up sharply at auction

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea prices moved up sharply at this week’s Colombo auctions, with high grown vari...

October 13, 2016 1 min read