June national sales average for tea dips

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The National Sales Average (NSA) of tea declined in June, but increased marginally during the first half of 2026, according to Forbes & Walker Research.

The NSA for the month was Rs. 1,153.49 ($ 3.45), down Rs. 31.07 and $ 0.20 from May’s average of Rs. 1,184.56 ($ 3.65).

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Compared with June 2025, however, the NSA increased by Rs. 50.22 from Rs. 1,103.27, although the US dollar equivalent declined by $ 0.23 year-on-year (YoY) from $ 3.68.

The cumulative NSA for the first six months of 2026 stood at Rs. 1,162.09 ($ 3.66), representing a marginal increase of Rs. 3.55 over the Rs. 1,158.54 recorded during the corresponding period in 2025. However, the dollar-denominated average declined by $ 0.23 from $ 3.89.

Among the elevation categories, Forbes & Walker Research said the High Grown average recorded the sharpest month-on-month decline, falling Rs. 64.64 and $ 0.29. Compared with June 2025, High Grown teas posted a gain of Rs. 52.40, although the dollar average declined by $ 0.19.

The Medium Grown category recorded a month-on-month decline of Rs. 53.74 and $ 0.25, while compared with the corresponding month last year, the average fell by Rs. 29.82 and $ 0.43.

The Low Grown average declined by Rs. 12.61 and $ 0.15 compared with May 2026. However, against June 2025, Low Grown teas registered a positive variance of Rs. 72.02, despite the US Dollar average declining by $ 0.19.

On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, only the High Grown elevation recorded a positive variance in Sri Lankan rupee terms, while the Medium and Low Grown categories posted negative variances in both rupee and US dollar terms.