Sri Lanka tea prices maintain upward trend
Jan 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose again at this week's Colombo auction on strong demand with brokers saying the trend augurs well for producers …
Jan 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose again at this week's Colombo auction on strong demand with brokers saying the trend augurs well for producers …
Jan 09, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices revived at the first auction of the year this week with the industry saying a shortfall in the crop and the …
Jan 08, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan coconut growers are giving up cultivation and selling estates for housing as prices of nuts have fallen too low to be …
Jan 08, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production and exports fell sharply in November 2008 but export earnings in the 11 months were ahead of the year before …
Jan 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea production up to November last year was almost 300 million kilos, well ahead of the year before, according to …
Jan 05, 2009 (LBO) - Heavy rains in Sri Lanka last year should ensure an adequate coconut crop for 2009 that would be enough to meet the demands of both …
Dec 30, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea market is expected to recover somewhat early next year with a long break in the Colombo auctions and production shortfalls …
Dec 18, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan exporters of desiccated coconut said a recent government hike in edible oil import duty could put them out of business as …
Dec 18, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government says it wants a large stock of imported rice to boost stocks, days after the country's statistics office …
Dec 17, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea growers said their harvests had halved with the collapse in prices at the Colombo auctions, affecting the livelihoods of …
Dec 10, 2008 (LBO) - Prices of Sri Lanka's low grown teas recovered slightly at this week's auction after plunging for several weeks but it was not clear if …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production and exports in October fell after prices crashed although export earnings in the first 10 months have exceeded …
Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has raised import duty on edible oil by changing it from a 28 percent rate to a specific levy of 40 rupees a kilo, in a bid to …
Dec 03, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan coconut-based industries have been badly affected by the decreasing supply of nuts because of low yields and poor prices, …
Nov 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices at the Colombo auction fell sharply this week with large quantities unsold indicating the crisis caused by the …
Nov 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea small holders are pressing for government support to save the industry from ruin after demand dropped and prices crashed …
Nov 20, 2008 (LBO) - The quality of black tea production in Sri Lanka has improved while quantities are coming down, as producers tightened standards in …
SAO PAULO, November 17, 2008 (AFP) - The cost of slave labor in sugar cane fields should not be overlooked when promoting the virtues of ethanol, the Roman …
November 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, a key exporter of tea, has appealed to "friendly countries" to buy more of the brew to help the island weather the global …
Nov 14, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea market is continuing its recovery with demand picking up at this week's auction, brokers said. Prices of low grown teas, …