About 89 per cent of the 11-month low offer of 10.15 lakh kg at Sale No: 5 of Coonoor Tea Trade Association auctions was sold with prices easing Rs 2 a kg.

“Orthodox leaf lost to Rs 2-4 a kg. High-priced CTC leaf eased Rs 3-4, mediums Rs 2-3 and plainers Rs 1-2. Orthodox dusts gained Rs 2-5 but some finer sorts lost Rs 2-3. High-priced CTC dusts lost up to Rs 3 and others, Rs 1-2,” an auctioneer told Business Line .

Among CTC teas from bought-leaf factories, Vigneshwar Estate, auctioned by Paramount Tea Marketing, topped at Rs 151 a kg. Homedale Estate got Rs 150, Deepika Supreme Rs 145, Kannavarai Estate Rs 142, Darmona Estate and Shanthi Supreme Rs 141 each and Blue Mont Speciality and Rs 140.

Among orthodox teas from corporate sector, Curzon got Rs 240,Highfield Estate Rs 163 and Tiger Hill Clonal Rs 162.

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