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Nearly 90 per cent of the four-week high offer of 10.56 lakh kg was sold at sale No: 17 of Coonoor Tea Trade Association auctions.
Homedale Estate tea, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, topped the CTC market at Rs 161 a kg. Vigneshwar Estate got Rs 149, Darmona Estate Rs 147, Shanthi Supreme Rs 146, Hittakkal Estate and Kotagiri Estate specialty Rs 145 each. Among orthodox teas from corporate sector, Chamraj got Rs 280, Curzon Rs 170, Glendale Rs 166, Havukal Rs 162, Kairbetta Rs 161 and Highfield Estate Rs 160. “Orthodox leaf market gained Rs 2-5 a kg. High-priced CTC leaf gained Rs 2-3 but others lost up to Rs 2. Primary orthodox dust fetched Rs 2-5 less. CTC dust marker generally eased Rs 2-3”, an auctioneer told Business Line .
On the export front, Pakistan bought selectively for Rs 57-78 a kg and the CIS, Rs 55-77. Quotations held by brokers indicated bids ranging Rs 50-54 a kg for plain leaf grades and Rs 95-155 for brighter liquoring sorts. They ranged Rs 56-65 for plain dusts and Rs 90-161 for brighter liquoring dusts.
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