About 90 per cent of teas offered for Sale No: 36 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association was sold despite the average prices remaining at ₹95.11, close to previous week’s ₹95.37 a kg, due to increased demand.

Homedale Estate’s Pekoe Dust tea, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, topped the entire CTC auctions when Shreeji Traders bought it for ` 252 a kg. Homedale Estate’s Red Dust, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, followed at ₹250.

In the CTC Leaf tea auctions, Homedale’s two grades, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, topped at ₹249 and ₹224.

Among orthodox teas, Chamraj topped at ₹263 a kg. Kodanad got ₹256. Teas from all other factories got less than ₹200/kg.

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