Hittakkal group created a record, fetching the highest price in all five categories in which its teas were auctioned in the speciality Tea Auction for The Golden Leaf India Award teas conducted on Monday.

“Of the five, three were CTC, each of leaf, dust and fanning grades, manufactured by our Vigneshwar Estate Tea Factory and which had won the Golden Leaf India Award among all CTC teas in the entire Nilgiri region . Two were orthodox, each of leaf and fanning, manufactured by our Hittakkal Estate Tea Factory, of which, the fanning had won this award among bought-leaf factories in the entire South India,” group Chairman, Mr M. Bhojarajan told Business Line .

“Vigneshwar Super Red Dust (SRD) fetched the highest price among all grades of CTC teas when Jay Kay Enterprises, Coonoor, bought it for Rs 290 a kg. This was also the highest price fetched by any grade manufactured by our factory since its inception in 1987”, Vigneshwar Managing Partner, Mr B. Ramesh, said.

“Hittakkal orthodox Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning (BOPF) netted the highest price among orthodox fannings from bought-leaf factories when Commodities International, Kolkata, bought it for Rs 193. This was the highest price fetched by our factory since its inception in 1985,” Hittakkal Managing Partner, Mr Ramesh Chander, said.

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