Tea crop declines in February

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February tea production down by 4.40 m kilos to 15.59 m kilos
Production falls at all elevation levels compared to February 2024
Jan.-Feb. crop declines by 0.07m kilos by 37.23 m kilos

Sri Lanka’s tea production for February totalled 15.59 million kilograms, reflecting a decrease of 4.40 million kilos compared to 19.99 million kilos registered in February 2025.

All elevations experienced a decline in production when compared to the same month last year.

Data analysed by Forbes and Walker Research noted that when compared to 18.76 million kilos in February 2023, production in February 2025 shows a drop of 3.16 million kilos.

For the January-February 2025 period, cumulative production reached 37.16 million kilos, a decrease of 1.37 million kilos from the 38.53 million kilos registered in the same period of 2024.However, high grown showed a positive variance, both medium grown and low grown saw a decline in 2025.

Forbes and Walker Research said comparing January-February 2025 with 37.23 million kilos recorded in the same period of 2023, production decline by 0.07 million kilos. On a cumulative basis, apart from the high grown, all other elevations registered negative variances over 2023 levels.