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Iranian tea importers had offered to double the quantity of tea they buy from Sri Lanka under the Iranian tea-for-oil barter mechanism from its current USD five million to US 10 million during the winter months – December to March -Niraj de Mel, President of the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB

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Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world’s fourth-largest tea grower begins to recover.The post Sri Lanka tea prices dip 40% from record high on production rebound appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

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Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.

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Sri Lanka’s tea production is expected to fully recover next year after last year’s drop, the country’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed said.The post Sri Lanka tea industry to fully recover next year, says minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA

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- economynext.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 5.0255938

The sharp increase in lending rates is a major cost to the industry

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We must first set ensure that politics is led by economics and science, and not the other way around.

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It is necessary that the policymakers do not make the mistake of not listening to the experts in the industry

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- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.20330946

Reuters: Sri Lanka now expects 2012 tea production of around 325 million kg, below its target of 330 million kg, as output has fallen in the last five months due to drought, the State-run Tea Board said. Tea production in the first half of the year fell 4.3 per cent year-on-year to 163.26 million kg ...

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Ballooning trade gap Even with the multitude of measures taken to curb imports, Sri Lanka's cumulative trade deficit widened to nearly US$ 1.7 billion in the first two months of the year with earnings from exports increasing marginally by 3.3 per cent to US$ 1.8 billion whilst import expenditure shooting by 24.7 per cent to ...

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Sri Lanka’s top policy administrator, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, popularly known by the initials of his name PB, is reported to have proclaimed that Sri Lanka should stop altogether the importation of tea from abroad for blending purposes for it would tarnish the reputation which the country has earned for centuries as the best tea producer ...

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News reports point to an important decision that the minister concerned has been requested to make on the above subject. If this is correct it is important that we recognise that it is more than a million dollar decision that has been called for. It is so important a decision because it could determine the ...

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By Cheranka Mendis The volatility in Middle Eastern markets, coupled with the increasing issue of low quality due to competition and increasing costs, has placed the local tea industry in a big fix, which could, if unattended, immediately mark the end of a Sri Lankan legacy in four to five years. Despite Sri Lankan tea ...

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Reuters: Sri Lanka's tea production edged down 0.6 percent in February due to high base in the same month last year, the state-run tea board said on Wednesday. Sri Lanka's February tea output was 21.98 million kg compared to 22.13 million kg in February 2011. The production in the first two months has increased 4.7 ...

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- thesundayleader.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.6952444

Thousands of jobs at risk By Indika Sri Aravinda The  tea industry, the country’s second largest net foreign exchange earner is facing a potential crisis as a result of the economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the US government, the Sri Lanka Tea Board said. Tea Board Chairperson Janaki Kuruppu

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Reuters: Sri Lanka’s tea production rose a slight six per cent in January compared to the same month a year ago, when output was especially low, the State-run Tea Board said on Tuesday. January tea output was 22.41 million kg compared to 21.14 million kg in January 2011. “This is the normal output. The increase ...

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