ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tea production fell 14.95 percent in April 2024 from a year ago to 21.46 million kilograms, led by high growns, industry data shows.
High grown tea production fell from 6.49 million kilograms to 4.58 million kilograms, according to industry data published by Ceylon Tea Brokers, a Colombo-based commodities brokerage.
Medium growns fell from 4.51 to 3.55 and low growns fell to 13.32 from 14.92 million kilograms.
Tea production for the first four months were down 6.2 percent to 79.7 million kilograms, with growth seen up to the first quarter. (Colombo/May26/2024)