About 85 per cent of the offer at Sale No: 15 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association was sold with the average price falling to ₹100.46 a kg from last week’s ₹101.02.

Homedale Estate Red Dust grade, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers and bought by J P Enterprises and Homedale Super Red Dust, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers and bought by Vishal Marketing Co topped the entire CTC auctions each fetching ₹240 a kg.

In the CTC Leaf auctions, three grades of Homedale, auctioned by Global Tea Brokers, topped at ₹232, ₹228 and ₹219 respectively. No other CTC grade entered the high-price bracket of ₹200 a kg.

Among orthodox teas, Chamraj topped at ₹261 a kg followed by Havukal ₹221 and Kodanad ₹220.

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