The tea industry in Sri Lanka remains stable after the Ditwah storm.

Source: teaandcoffee.net Benifuki tea variety at Mattakelle plantation, Sri Lanka. Photo source: teaandcoffee.net The information was stated in the official press release of the Colombo Tea Traders Association (CTTA), affirming that the Sri Lankan tea industry remains stable after Typhoon Ditwah and is gradually restoring fully. According to the CTTA, although some tea-growing areas were affected by heavy rain, floods, and landslides, the industry's processing capacity was not damaged. Many key tea-growing regions have gradually returned to normal production rates, major transportation routes are being restored, and harvesting is resuming as access roads are opened or temporarily constructed. Most plantations and smallholder areas in southern Sri Lanka were unaffected, so production and transportation activities continue uninterrupted. Barbara Dufrêne, former Secretary General of the European Tea Committee, said that the unified and timely response of the entire industry ...