Ceylon tea production dropped ?

Ceylon tea is currently impacted by a lot of negative factors. One of the main reasons for this issue is the 100% organic concept followed by the Sri Lankan government. It was very clear that , this so-called concept emerged suddenly as a solution for the dollar crisis Sri Lanka is facing. All the fertilizer are imported to the island , the government may have thought , the organic concept could save some dollars.

“Elevation wise analysis shows that for the month of January 2022 Low Growns had recorded a decrease of 1.53 million kilograms whilst High & Medium Growns recorded an increase of 0.59 million kilograms and 0.58 million kilogram increase respectively when compared to the same period in 2021,” source

Somehow the impact for the tea market was very high. The production dropped considerably and we can expect it will continue to decrease.