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Nearly 75 per cent of the 13.38 lakh kg offered at Sale No: 40 of Coonoor Tea Trade Association auctions was sold with prices easing by Rs 2 a kg.
“Orthodox leaf market eased Rs 2-3 a kg. CTC leaf lost up to Rs 3. Orthodox dusts eased Rs 2-3 but primary dusts gained Rs 5-10. High-priced CTC dusts lost up to Rs 3, mediums Rs 1-2 while plainers Rs 2-4”, an auctioneer told Business Line .
Among CTC teas, Homedale Estate, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, topped at Rs 149. Vigneshwar Estate got Rs 137, Blue Monte Speciality and Shanthi Supreme Rs 133 each, Kannavarai Estate Rs 132, Hittakkal Estate Rs 131, Professor and Sree Tea Supreme Rs 130 each. In all, 81 marks got Rs 100 and more.
Among orthodox teas from corporate sector, Chamraj got Rs 195, Havukal Rs 166, Corsely and Curzon Rs 165, Kairbetta Rs 161, Quinshola clonal Rs 156, Katary and Tiger Hill clonal Rs 151 and Prammas Rs 150. In all, 36 marks got Rs 100 and more.
On the export front, Pakistan bought in wide range – Rs 50-94 a kg and the CIS Rs 46-73.
Quotations held by brokers indicated bids ranging Rs 45-49 a kg for plain leaf grades and Rs 80-125 for brighter liquoring sorts. They ranged Rs 48-54 for plain dusts and Rs 85-140 for brighter liquoring dusts.
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