Sri Lanka coconut exporter wins agribusiness award
Aug 25, 2009 (LBO) – Renuka Agrifoods, a Sri Lankan exporter of value-added agro-based products, especially coconut, has won a top award for …
Agriculture
Sri Lanka July tea crop down 11-pct
Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) – Production of Sri Lanka’s main export commodity, tea, remain well below last year’s level with the July output at 25.1 …
Sri Lanka plantations companies enticed by spice
Aug 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s listed plantations companies are getting into spice cultivation, drawn by the opportunities offered by their vast …
Sri Lanka tea marketing hit by govt cash crunch
Aug 19, 2009 – The Sri Lanka government’s failure to give back cess funds collected from tea exports for brand building spells danger to Ceylon …
Sri Lanka spices hit by bad weather
Aug 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan spice exporters and producers said this year’s production and exports have been affected by bad weather on which …
Sri Lanka coconut exporter does well in June
Aug 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Coco Lanka said exports of coconut products did well in the June 2009 quarter with group net profit up 982 percent …
Sri Lanka Maskeliya Plantations makes profit in June quarter
Aug 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Maskeliya Plantations said June 2009 quarter net profit was marginally higher than a year ago despite lower sales …
Sri Lanka Dilmah says branded tea to Europe hit by strong rupee: Interview
Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s largest branded tea exporter who was hit by a slump in demand says an upturn may be around the corner but warns that …
Sri Lanka value-added tea exports boost Finlay profits
Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s James Finlay group said June 2009 quarter net profit shot up 75 percent to 80 million rupees from a year ago as …
Sri Lanka Bogawantalawa in US tea deal with multinational
Aug 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea growing and marketing company Bogawantalawa Tea Estates said in a statement it was in talks with a multinational to …
Sri Lanka Bogawantalawa Tea starts distribution network
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea growing and marketing company Bogawantalawa Tea Estates said it has launched its own distribution channel in the …
Sri Lanka seasonal teas fetch high prices
Aug 06, 2009 (LBO) – Prices of Sri Lankan teas grown in the central highlands that showed the ‘Uva’ seasonal flavour shot up sharply at this …
Sri Lanka tea processor June profits up marginally
Aug 05, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tea Smallholder Factories, which processes tea grown mainly by small farmers, said net profit for the June 2009 …
Sugar price hits record high
LONDON, August 3, 2009 (AFP) – The price of sugar reached a record high here on Monday, aided by a weaker dollar amid more positive signs of economic …
Sri Lanka Kelani Valley almost out of the red
Aug 03, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL) said it made a net profit of 41 million rupees in the June 2009 quarter, down 37 …
Sri Lanka Tata tea unit June net falls 37-pct
Aug 03, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations said net profit in the June 2009 quarter fell 37 percent to 37 million rupees from a year ago …
Sri Lanka Talawakelle Tea Estates returns to profit
July 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Talawakelle Tea Estates said it had returned to profit in the June 2009 quarter after making a loss in the …
Sri Lanka June tea exports fall
July 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea exports fell in June from a year ago with earnings for the first half buoyed by the rupee’s …
Sri Lanka June tea crop down 14 pct
July 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea production in June 2009 fell 14 percent to 23.6 million kilos compared with the same month in 2008 mainly …
Rice researchers say prices depend on US dollar
MANILA, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – A weak US currency is expected to put fresh pressure on rice prices just a year after a global supply crunch caused the …