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Progressive increase in tea production during initial months of 2025

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May 23, 2025

Recent updates for tea production in Sri Lanka indicate an increase in production in 2025 compared to 2024. Broker reports point to these positive trends and forecast steady production in the short term.

- BY STEVE A. MORRELL

Considering the cropping season in western planting districts is on accompanied by favourable weather patterns, positive trends in tea production are likely to continue.

Tea smallholders in Ratnapura, Balangoda and parts of Western production districts reported such positive trends. Tea factory owners informed us that they now looked forward to price increases to sustain further growth.

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