Sri Lanka, Jan. 15 -- Sri Lanka's tea output weakened slightly in December 2025 from a year earlier.
The decline highlighted the persistent short-term volatility in the country's key plantation export.
Tea production in December 2025 totalled 21.37 million kilogrammes. This marked a fall of 0.44 million kilogrammes, from 21.81 million kilogrammes in December 2024. The output declined across all elevations, except the high grown segment, while green tea production recorded a marginal increase compared with the same month last year.
However, December 2025 production was stronger than in December 2023. The output rose by 1.56 million kilogrammes, from 19.81 million kilogrammes, reflecting an improvement from the levels seen two years ea...