The Tea Board has fixed the average price for the green leaf purchased by bought-leaf factories from small growers at ₹12.50 a kg in Nilgiris.
The Assistant Director of Tea Development, B Pagalavan, has instructed all bought-leaf factories to adhere to this average price while buying the leaves from farmers this month.
He has also instructed the field officials of the Tea Board to ensure that no bought-leaf factory in their jurisdiction pays lower than this price.
This was the highest average price since June when the price was ₹14. The price was higher in the earlier months of the current calendar – ₹15 in May and ₹17 in the months before that.