Nearly 29 per cent, worth ₹3.60 crore, of the 18.76 lakh kg on offer at Sale No: 30 of Coonoor Tea Trade Association auctions remained unsold when average prices rose marginally to ₹66.43 a kg from previous week’s ₹66.25.

Only Homedale Tea Factory entered into the high-price bracket of ₹200-per-kg among all CTC teas from any factory with two of its grades sharing the top position.

Darmona Estate got ₹190. Kairbetta topped orthodox market from corporate sector fetching ₹244 a kg, followed by Kodanad ₹241, Chamraj ₹220 and Havukal ₹215. Quotations held by brokers indicated bids ranging ₹40-43 a kg for plain leaf grades and ₹100-124 for brighter liquoring sorts.

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