Sri Lanka asks ‘friends’ to buy more tea
November 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, a key exporter of tea, has appealed to "friendly countries" to buy more of the brew to help the island weather the global …
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Sri Lanka tea market recovers
Nov 14, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea market is continuing its recovery with demand picking up at this week's auction, brokers said. Prices of low grown teas, …
Sri Lanka tea trade warns crisis not over yet
Nov 13, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea trade has warned that the crisis caused by the sudden collapse in demand and prices was not over yet and that it was …
Sri Lanka says milk powder levy must to be absorbed by importers
Nov 11, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government said it would not allow milk powder importers to raise retail prices despite an increase in import levy in the …
Sri Lanka govt gives incentives to troubled tea trade
Nov 06, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government plans to offer several incentives to the tea industry such as lower taxes and subsidised fertiliser, …
Sri Lanka tea auction demand recovers: brokers
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan tea auctions in Colombo stabilized this week with demand picking up and much less unsold teas although prices of some …
Sri Lanka’s Horana Plantations Sept net up sharply on rubber boom
Nov 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Horana Plantations, which is managed by the Ceylon Theatres group, said net profit for the September quarter shot up 201 …
Sri Lanka tea board to buy again at auctions
Nov 03, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea board said it plans to buy stocks at the Colombo auctions this week as well to help prop up the market after prices …
Sri Lankan tea output seen lower
Oct 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea production is expected to fall with a religious holiday stopping plucking this week and factories focusing on making …
Sri Lankan tea output seen lower
Oct 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea production is expected to fall with a religious holiday stopping plucking this week and factories focusing on making …
Chinese authorities tried to cover up Melamine eggs: state media
BEIJING, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - A government in northeast China kept quiet the discovery of melamine-tainted eggs for weeks and ordered a media ban before …
Sri Lanka rubber producers urged to cut supply to prop up prices
Oct 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan authorities are advising rubber cultivators to reduce supply in an effort to prevent prices which have fallen off record highs, …
Sri Lanka tea prices hold after government purchases
Oct 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices stabilized and more lots were sold at Tuesday's Colombo auctions after the state-run Tea Board began buying in a …
Sri Lanka government to buy tea to support prices
Oct 27, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run tea promotion and regulatory body will buy large stocks of tea at auctions in Colombo this week, in a bid to support …
Sri Lanka mulls emergency loans to get tea auction moving
Oct 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government will guarantee loans from banks to the tea trade to revive the Colombo auctions where prices have plunged and half …
Sri Lanka small holders hit by credit crunch as prices collapse
Oct 25, 2008 (LBO) – In Sri Lanka's deep south, small tea farmers are feeling the pinch from a collapsing commodity bubble, as a worldwide meldown of …
Sri Lanka tries to limit tea production to stop price plunge
Oct 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tea Board Friday said it was advising producers to manufacture only good quality tea and reduce output in an effort to …
Sri Lanka small tea farmers to get fertilizer subsidy
Oct 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is offering a fertilizer subsidy to small tea farmers three times a year, at a cost of 4. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …
Sri Lanka tea factory owners ask for help as prices crash
Oct 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan private tea factory owners are asking for a six billion rupee bank over draft bailout package to help them get over the crisis …
Sri Lanka agro firm warns price controls are hurting quality
Oct 22, 2008 (LBO) – A top Sri Lankan agro enterprise has warned that state controls of prices would block quality gains of agricultural produce with …