国际英语资讯:Sri Lanka conducts first online tea auctions amid COVID-19 pandemic
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Auction">Auction</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="auctions">auctions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Auction">Auction</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="transitioned">transitioned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="remotely">remotely</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="FT">FT</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="auctions">auctions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> 720,000 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ex">Ex</span>-<span word="Estate">Estate</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="in">in</span> 680 <span word="lots">lots</span>. <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Teas">Teas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="LKR">LKR</span> 2100 (11 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollarrs">dollarrs</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span>.</p><p><span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="auctions">auctions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 600,000 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medium">Medium</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="registrations">registrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300 <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Auction">Auction</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="earners">earners</span>.</p>
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