January tea production falls 4% year-on-year

The Ceylon Tea production slipped in January 2026 from a year earlier, as the weaker output from the low-grown areas outweighed the gains at the higher elevations, the industry data showed.

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Tea production totalled 20.68 million kilogrammes in January, down 0.78 million kilogrammes, from 21.46 million kilogrammes in the same month last year. The high and medium-grown regions recorded an increase, while the low-grown output fell by 0.97 million kilogrammes compared with Janu