Sri Lanka’s tea industry not impacted by Ditwah, traders’ body says

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tea manufacturing capacity has not been harmed by Cyclone Ditwah, even though some tea-growing areas in the Uva and the Central Province were hit, the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association has said. Trading activities at the Colombo Tea Auctions will continue, but with a revised calendar, the private sector tea industry body said. “The damage was largely confined to specific roads, resulting in temporary disruptions to transportation,” it said in a statement. “Some of the key routes connecting plantations to the city have now been reopened, and transport services are resuming normal operations.” Harvesting operations are returning…

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