Sri Lanka tea production for the month of May 2023 totalled 26.52 M/Kgs, showing an increase of 0.41 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 26.11 M/Kgs of May 2022.
High Growns have shown a marginal increase, whilst the Medium Growns and Low Growns have shown a marginal decline in comparison with the corresponding period of 2022. Compared to 31.10 M/Kgs of May 2021, May 2023 shows a decrease of 4.58 M/Kgs .
Meanwhile January to May 2023 cumulative production totalled 111.09 M/Kgs, recording a decrease of 1.73 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 112.82 M/Kgs of January-May 2022.
When compared to the corresponding period in 2022, all elevations barring the Green Tea segment have shown negative variances in the year 2023.
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