Marked increase in tea production
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Packeting tea is performed scientifically |
The significant increase in tea production during last month shows 50
percent increase compared to tea production in January 2009. SLTB latest
statistics shows that Sri Lanka has produced 26,898,255 Kg of tea during
January 2010 as against 17, 884,610 Kg produced during the corresponding
month in 2009, recording an increase of 9,013,645 Kg.
In 2010 January High Grown tea production recorded as 5,853,768 Kg
and it was 5,191,777 Kg in January 2009. Medium Grown tea recorded as
3,629,387 Kg in last month and in last year January it was 2,922,979 kg.
Low Grown tea production has shown significant growth in last month
which amounted to 17,415,100 as against 9,769,854 kg in January 2009.
In category wise production of Orthodox tea recorded as 25,300,941 kg
in last month. CTC and Green tea recorded as 1,429,485 Kg and 167,829 Kg
in the month of January this year, SLTB sources said. |
