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Rupee devaluation, high shipping rates hurt tea prices at Colombo auctions

by Steve A. Morrell The Sri Lankan rupee weakening against the US dollar coupled with surging shipping rates reflected adversely on tea prices at the Colombo auctions. This contributed to regressive price trends in Colombo, Forbes & Walker (F&W) said in its weekly Tea Market report. The average for April 2021 was Rs. 627. 41 in comparison to Rs. 689.18 the corresponding month in 2020, indicating a minus variant Rs. 61. 77. Brokering sources collectively said such price trends could result in negative market conditions seriously affecting profits at producer levels. The depreciation of currencies in importer countries also contributed to depleting prices in Colombo apart from other allied trading disruptions, they said.

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