Tea production in Sri Lanka fell by 16% in 2022, to 251.5 million kg

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Published Jan 25, 2023

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Tea production in Sri Lanka fell in 2022 by 16% compared to the previous year and amounted to 251.5 million kg. This was reported by the Delhi Mirror newspaper on Tuesday. This is the lowest figure since 1995, when the country produced 246 million kg of tea. The record low production of tea last year was the result of problems with the supply of fertilizers and agrochemicals due to the government's ban on their use, according to the country's national tea regulator Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB). According to experts, after the lifting of the ban in the summer of 2022, Sri Lanka can increase tea production in 2023 to 300 million kg. Sri Lanka is the world's third largest tea producer after China and India and is one of the largest tea exporters with a 23% share of world exports. The Sri Lankan tea industry employs 135,000 workers, about 20 plantation companies, 590 tea factories, and 280 tea export companies.

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Tea production in Sri Lanka fell in 2022 by 16% compared to the previous year and amounted to 251.5 million kg. This was reported by the Delhi Mirror newspaper on Tuesday. This is the lowest figure since 1995, when the country produced 246 million kg of tea. The record low tea production last year was the result of problems with the supply of fertilizers and agrochemicals due to a government ban on their use, according to the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB), the country's national tea regulator. According to experts, after the lifting of the ban in the summer of 2022, Sri Lanka can increase tea production in 2023 to 300 million kg. Sri Lanka is the world's third largest tea producer after China and India and is one of the largest tea exporters with a 23% share of world exports. The Sri ...

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