arXiv:2608.24894econ.GNcs.LG2026-08

分析斯里兰卡茶叶价格受天气影响的规律,区分不同品类的响应差异。

Forecasting Weather-Driven Price Dynamics Across Sri Lankan Tea Market Catalogues

论文配图:Forecasting Weather-Driven Price Dynamics Across Sri Lankan Tea Market Catalogues
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  • 构建105份周报与气象数据融合的结构化数据集,分品类研究
  • 低海拔茶对降水和日照敏感(1-3周滞后,p<0.05)
  • 按品类建模优于统一模型,LightGBM在三类中表现最优

科伦坡茶叶拍卖(CTA)在全球茶叶定价中起关键作用,但本地天气条件对斯里兰卡不同茶叶品类价格行为的影响尚未被充分研究。本研究通过提取2023年底至2026年共105份周度经纪报告,并结合区域气象数据,构建了新颖的结构化数据集。分析聚焦于四种主要茶叶品类:高海拔茶、低海拔茶、次级茶和茶末。为理解价格驱动因素,采用格兰杰因果分析及树形机器学习模型(随机森林、XGBoost、LightGBM、梯度提升)。结果表明,尽管市场动态是主导因素,天气亦具显著影响:低海拔茶对降水与日照时长(1-3周滞后期)高度敏感(p<0.05),次级茶与茶末则对温度变化有显著响应。按品类建模优于统一模型,且LightGBM在四类中的三类表现最佳。研究强调在预测茶叶价格时需兼顾局部天气特征与品类差异,为茶叶产业提供更精准实用的框架。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The Colombo Tea Auction (CTA) plays a vital role in determining global tea prices, yet the relationship between local weather conditions and price behavior across different tea catalogues has not been thoroughly explored. In this study, we develop a novel, structured dataset by extracting information from 105 weekly broker reports spanning late 2023 to 2026, and combined with region-specific weather data. Our analysis focuses on four main tea catalogues of Sri Lankan tea: High Grown, Low Grown, Off-Grade, and Dust. To better understand the factors influencing tea prices, we apply Granger causality analysis alongside tree-based machine learning models: Random Forest, XGBoost, LightGBM, and Gradient Boosting. Our results show that while market dynamics are primary drivers, weather conditions also have significant effects. Notably, Low Grown tea shows strong sensitivity to precipitation and sunshine duration (p<0.05) across 1-3-week lags. Off-Grade and Dust catalogues also exhibit significant responses to temperature variations. Catalogue-specific modelling outperformed unified approaches, with LightGBM emerging as the superior model for three out of four catalogues. Overall, this study highlights the importance of considering both localized weather patterns and catalogue-level differences when forecasting tea prices, offering a more precise and practical framework for the tea industry.

茶叶价格天气影响分类建模时间序列

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