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Two grades of teas have created new price records in the annals of tea auctions in South India.
“The orthodox speciality Silver Tips tea manufactured by Pachamalai Estate, Anamallai hills, of Tata Coffee Ltd, fetched ₹4,601 a kg at Kochi auctions on Wednesday,” M Ravichandran Broos, General Manager, Paramount Tea Marketing (SI), who auctioned the teas, told Business Line in Coonoor.
“The orthodox speciality Black Twirl tea from the same producer, auctioned by us, fetched ₹556 a kg,” he said.
“These are the all-time high prices for their respective grades in a regular public auction in South India,” Broos said.
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