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 week's Colombo …
Agriculture
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 quarter rose …
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 recovery …
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 percent from …
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 with …
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 previous quarter …
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 depreciation against the …
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 because of …
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 cereal to …
Sri Lanka tea prices rise sharply
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose sharply at this week's Colombo auction as volumes began declining, brokers said. The same type of teas from …
Sri Lanka cinnamon trade says malpractices giving bad name
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan cinnamon prices are on the rebound after last year's crash, but exporters are calling for curbs on malpractices which they say …
Sri Lankan women farmers get US support
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - A US-funded loan scheme has helped Sri Lankan women farmers overcome capital shortages, droughts, and other calamities that threatened …
Sri Lanka tea aid dispersal slow: official
July 10, 2009 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan government aid package for the tea industry to recover from a crash in prices is being disbursed only slowly, a senior …
Sri Lanka coconut cultivators ask for freedom
July 07, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan coconut cultivators have demanded they be allowed to sell land on which growing coconuts has become unremunerative as nut …
Sri Lanka rules out removing rice price controls
July 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government which restricts the import of rice and has imposed high tariffs on substitute carbohydrates says 'price controls' …
Sri Lanka favours GM food: agriculture minister
July 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is not opposed to genetically modified (GM) food and is likely to allow their use with certain restrictions, a government …
Sri Lanka CIC says there’s money in agriculture
July 02, 2009 (LBO) - The head of Sri Lanka's Chemical Industries (Colombo) (CIC) said the company's investments in agriculture proved it was profitable but …
Sri Lanka tea industry not getting cess funds
July 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea industry has said funds collected through a government cess on exports which are supposed to be used for the benefit of …
Trouble brewing for Sri Lanka tea farmers
KOTMALE, June 28, 2009 (AFP) - World tea prices have rocketed but along misty tea-growing mountain slopes in Sri Lanka's central hills, farmers are facing …
Sri Lanka’s south gets new tea factory
June 23, 2009 (LBO) - A new tea factory has been set up in Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota district where high-priced low grown teas are cultivated by small …