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Average prices rose to ₹67.32 a kg from previous week’s ₹63.71 at Sale No: 36 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association last week. Teas worth ₹2.20 crore remained unsold, as there were no takers for 22 per cent of the offer.
Crosshill Estate topped the CTC market at ₹191 a kg. Vigneshwar Estate and Homedale Estate got ₹189 each, Deepika Supreme and Shanthi Supreme got ₹187 each and Navil Kal Estate ₹182. In all, 74 marks got ₹125 and more per kg.
Among orthodox teas, Chamraj got ₹276, Kairbetta got ₹232, Kodanad ₹231 and Havukal ₹216. In all, 38 marks got ₹125 and more per kg.
Quotations held by brokers indicated bids ranging ₹45-47 a kg for plain leaf grades and ₹100-150 for brighter liquoring sorts. They ranged ₹45-49 for plain dusts and ₹120-185 for brighter liquoring dusts.
On the export front, Pakistan bought in a wide range ₹50-113 a kg and CIS ₹43-59.
Plainer CTC leaf grades suffered withdrawals even after shedding ₹2-3 a kg. Better medium CTC dusts eased ₹2-3 and plainers suffered withdrawal despite losing up to ₹3.
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