SriLanka, Oct. 20 -- Sri Lanka's tea production fell 3.28 percent in the first nine months of 2026 to its lowest January-September level since at least 2016, as the declines across all three growing elevations outweighed a rise in the green tea output.

The cumulative production totalled 192.62 million kilogrammes, down 6.54 million kilogrammes from 199.16 million kilogrammes a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Forbes & Walker Research.

The outturn was below the previous January-September low of 192.77 million kilogrammes recorded in 2022, within the report's 2016-2025 comparison period. Production was also 4.25 million kilogrammes or 2.16 percent below the corresponding period of 2024.

The nine-month decline followed an 8...