Coonoor tea prices drop to lowest in a fortnight

P. S. Sundar Updated - September 13, 2021 at 03:57 PM.

Nearly 85% of tea on offer sold at sale no. 36 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association

BENGALURU, KARNATAKA,16/09/2019 : A labourer uses shears to pluck tea leaves at Erinkadu Estate near Coonoor in the Nilgiris. The use of small devices such as handheld shears is picking up in the tea producing regions as it helps in improved productivity. A labourer can pluck about 45 kgs per day using shears, almost double the quantity from the traditional hand plucking method. Mechanised harvesters are also making inroads into the tea estates in the region. PHOTO : G R N Somashekar

The nationwide holiday for Vinayakar Chathurthi affected the participation of buyers – both domestic and exporters – at sale no 36 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association for which the volume offered had crashed to four-month low.

The subdued demand for many lots in the catalogue brought down the average price to ₹93.79 a kg – the lowest of the last fortnight.

Nevertheless, the volume absorbed dropped to 15.70 lakh kg – the lowest of the last one month.