Tea national sales average up Rs. 108.02 YOY in September

Although Ceylon Tea production dampened in the month of September, the sector has managed a Year-on-year (YOY) increase of Rs. 108.02 in the national sales average.

The national average for September 2020 totalled Rs. 619.33, a marginal increase of Rs. 01.01 month-on-month.

Analysis of the elevational averages September 2020 show that High Growns, totaled Rs. 555.98, which is a month-onmonth decrease of Rs. 16.40 compared with the August 2020 figure. However, it is an increase of Rs. 97.43 compared with the corresponding month of t he previous year.

Mediums averaged Rs. 538.04 in September, recording a decrease of Rs. 25.74 in the previous month.

When compared to September 2019 average, a YOY increase of Rs. 101.49 was witnessed.

Low Growns totaled Rs. 661.61, which is a marginal decrease of Rs. 03.26 when compared with August 2020. Here again, the average shows a significant increase of Rs. 117.68 YOY when compared to Rs. 543.93 of September 2019.

January-september 2020 cumulative national average reached Rs. 623.49, an increase of Rs. 81.61 compared with the corresponding period in 2019.

High Growns reached a cumulative figure of Rs. 565.11, whereas Mediums and Low Growns averaged Rs. 546.91 and Rs. 665.81 respectively for the January - September 2020 period.