Tea production increases in November

Sri Lanka tea production for November 2022 totalled 20.24 M/Kgs, showing a marginal increase of 0.18 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 20.06 M/Kgs of November 2021.

High and Low Grown elevations have shown a gain, whilst the Medium Growns have shown a decline over the corresponding month of 2021.

However January-November 2022 cumulative production totalled 231.86 M/Kgs, recording a significant decrease of 47.10 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 278.96 M/Kgs of January-November 2021.

This would be the lowest recorded for the period under review since 1995 where it recorded approximately 225.70 M/Kgs. On a cumulative basis, all elevations have shown a decline over the corresponding period of 2021.