October tea production dips 8% YoY

• Cumulative production for first 10 months up 0.5% YoY

Sri Lanka’s tea production for October 2024 fell to 21.15 million kilogrammes, down 8 percent, from 23.00 million kilogrammes recorded in the same month last year, the industry data showed yesterday.

The decline was reflected across all elevations compared to October 2023. However, when compared to October 2022, this year’s production marked an 11 percent increase, rising by 2.16 million kilogrammes, from 18.99 million kilogrammes.

Cumulatively, the tea output from January to October 2024 reached 217.65 million kilogrammes, a modest 0.5 percent increase, over 216.49 million kilogrammes in the same period last year. While the Medium and Low Growns recorded gains, the High Growns posted a negative variance for the year.

Compared to the first 10 months of 2022, the cumulative production for 2024 reflected a 3 percent rise, with an additional 5.89 million kilogrammes produced. 

All elevations, except the High Growns, showed positive variances during this period.