Category: Agriculture

Sri Lanka tea exports to end August 2004 hit 199.29 million kilos the highest quantity shipped for this period and indicates that Sri Lanka is on its way to achieving a new record for the year.Sri Lanka tea exports to end August 2004 hit 199.29 million kilos the highest quantity shipped for this period and […]

Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Asia Siyaka Commodity Brokers reported that the high and […]

A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly.A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly. The additional […]

Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social Welfare Trust (PHSWT) in 1992, an industry apex body said this week.Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social […]

A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs.400 a day wage. A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs. 400 a day wage. Unions say a Rs. 400 a day wage promise by […]

Inspired by a French perfumer and egged on by an English aficionado, a Sri Lankan master tea maker has revived a centuries-old Chinese tradition to make a brew that few but an emperor could afford.Inspired by a French perfumer and egged on by an English aficionado, a Sri Lankan master tea maker has revived a […]

Workers in Sri Lanka’s rubber sector are tapping the benefits of the current price boom as a result of a Price Share Supplement (PSS) introduced in January this year in the wake of an agreement between unions and plantation management companies. Workers in Sri Lanka’s rubber sector are tapping the benefits of the current price […]

The Tea Board is planning to slap on an addition one rupee cess on made teas, to bridge the gap with its increasing budgets. The Tea Board is planning to slap on an addition one rupee cess on made teas, to bridge the gap with its increasing budgets. However, initial indications from the industry has […]

A drop in rice production in the current Yala season could see Sri Lanka going hungry for rice after November.A drop in rice production in the current Yala season could see Sri Lanka going hungry for rice after November. The Agriculture Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Lanka Business Online on Tuesday that the Government is […]

Lanka tea traders say Pakistan’s move to reduce duties on its side by 10 per cent on tea imports is not effective enough to curb smuggling into the Islamic nation. Lanka tea traders say Pakistan’s move to reduce duties on its side by 10 per cent on tea imports is not effective enough to curb […]

In search of new growth for its stunted tea export industry, India is cultivating plans to set up an auction centre in Dubai.Indian Tea Association Chairman C.K. Dhanuka was quoted saying that a separate auction centre in Dubai would be a shot in the arm for the ailing tea industry, whose exports fell from 201,010 […]

Russia is sipping more fine teas as the influence of rising average income increases average spending above US$ 5 per kilo in the wholesale markets.The switch to premium quality beverages is taking hold across Russia along with the rising purchasing power of Russian consumers. Trade sources say sales of hot drinks increased by 3.6% in […]