For Sale No: 32 of the auction of Coonoor Tea Trade Association to be held on Thursday and Friday, a volume of 15.44 lakh kg has been catalogued.

This is as much as 1.28 lakh kg less than last week’s offer.

Of this, 10.61 lakh kg belongs to leaf grades and 4.83 lakh kg, dust grade.

As much as 13.83 lakh kg belongs to CTC variety and only 1.61 lakh kg, orthodox variety. In the leaf counter, only 1.01 lakh kg belongs to orthodox while 9.60 lakh kg, CTC.

Among the dusts, only 60,000 kg belongs to orthodox while 4.23 lakh kg, CTC.

Quotations held by brokers last week indicated bids ranging ₹78-81 a kg for plain leaf grades and ₹100-130 for brighter liquoring sorts.

They ranged ₹80- 83 for plain dusts and ₹110-145 for brighter liquoring dusts.

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