2013 tea exports eye record
Asia Siyaka Commodities Plc last week said Sri Lanka’s tea exports in 2013 is likely to be an all-time high.
It said by November the country had exported 290.6 million kilos of tea and earned $1.40 b.
“Final figures for the year therefore would be close to 320 million kilos at an approximate $ value of $1.54 b. In 2011 the country earned $1.49 billion and in 2012 the figure was $1.40 billion making 2013’s earnings the highest ever,” Asia Siyaka added.
In Sri Lankan Rupees, the income figure would be in the region of Rs. 197 b – well above the 2012 figure Rs. 164 b.
