Sri Lanka paddy crop under water; quality drops and high prices likely
Mar 21, 2008 (LBO) – Torrential rains lashing Sri Lanka during an ongoing crucial harvest season is likely to lower the quality of rice but keep prices …
Mar 21, 2008 (LBO) – Torrential rains lashing Sri Lanka during an ongoing crucial harvest season is likely to lower the quality of rice but keep prices …
March 18, 2008 (LBO) – The privatization of Sri Lankan tea estates and branding were largely responsible for the industry's export earnings exceeding a …
LONDON, March 6, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices surged past 105 dollars for the first time on Thursday as traders reacted to a surprisingly sharp fall in US crude …
March 3, 2008 (AFP) - The tea industry in Sri Lanka, the world's second biggest exporter of the crop, is looking forward to good times again as prices soar on …
Feb 21, 2008 (LBO) – The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) is to grant Sri Lanka 22 million dollars to develop the coconut industry, officials from …
Feb 20, 2008 (LBO) – A bacteria spreading the lethal yellowing disease on coconut palms has entered Sri Lanka destroying more than 200,000 trees in the …
Feb 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning draconian new laws to limit the rights of coconut farmers to put land to alternative uses and cut import duty …
Feb 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices are forecast to stay strong this year because of international supply disruptions caused by the violence in …
Feb 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's diversified A. Baur & Company has launched a new powdered milk brand to boost its share in the premiumn infant milk …
Feb 13, 2008 (LBO) – Prices of Sri Lankan clove have stabilized after a sharp fall last month, a senior official has said. But growers are expected to …
Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka earned a record one billion dollars from tea exports last year despite a drop in volumes, the island's tea board said Thursday. …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – The World Bank says Sri Lanka's agriculture needs more investment to diversify into high value products and boost productivity in …
Jan 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea production for 2007 fell by six million kilograms to 304 million kilograms as bad weather and the lagged effects of …
Jan 21, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's exports of desiccated coconut (DC) were far below the island's potential last year due to insufficient coconuts to keep mills …
Jan 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan coconut prices which have soared in recent months are expected to ease by end-February as new crops come in but will …
Jan 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has stopped exporting pepper under the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) because of restrictions imposed by India, a …
Jan 12, 2008 (LBO) – Pakistan's removal of a quota on Sri Lankan betel leaf exports has helped raise the quality of life among growers in three of the …
Jan 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government should divert funds from agriculture subsidies to improving market linkages of rural farmers on the lines of …
Jan 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices could be pushed higher if violence in Kenya, the world's biggest tea exporter, disrupts supplies to the world …
Dec 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan cloves growers are seen benefiting from an expected rise in prices owing to a shortfall in production in the island and …