Last week at Sale 30, the total offerings (packages) at three North Indian auction centres at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri were 4,14,631 as compared with 2,75,120 in the corresponding sale of last year, according to J Thomas & Company Pvt Ltd., the tea auctioneers.

The offerings at Kolkata were 1,95,690 (CTC/Dust 1,51,509, Orthodox 36,820 and Darjeeling 7,461) as compared with 1,07,608 (CTC/Dust 70,504,Orthodox 31,843 and Darjeeling 5261) in the corresponding sale of last year.

The offerings at Guwahati and Siliguri were 1,28,190 (95,909) and 90,751 (71,603) respectively.

Assam CTC teas sold at easier rates. Selected good Dooars were barely steady while the remainder tended easier. There was fair support from Tata Global and Hindustan Unilever. Western India dealers were active at lower levels for the liquoring sorts. There was good support from local and other internal sections. Exporters operated on bolder brokens and grainy fannings.

Selected tippy Orthodox offerings sold well, while the remainder were irregularly easier. Plainer categories saw some withdrawals. Good enquiries were from Continental buyers for the tippy sorts. Local dealers operated on the fannings and smaller brokens. North India operated on the bolder whole leaf.

Darjeeling whole leaf grades were barely steady and irregularly lower. Brokens and fannings grades were irregularly lower. Traditional exporters to Continent and Japan operated. Local dealers operated for cheaper sorts.

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