A volume of 9.13 lakh kg has been catalogued for Sale No: 23 of Coonoor Tea Trade Association auction which will conclude on Friday. It is 1.15 lakh kg more than last week’s offer. Of this, 5.69 lakh kg belongs to leaf grades and 3.44 lakh kg, dust grade.

As much as 8.36 lakh kg belongs to CTC variety and only 77,000 kg, orthodox variety. In the leaf counter, only 35,000 kg belongs to orthodox while 5.34 lakh kg, CTC. Among the dusts, only 42,000 kg belongs to orthodox while 3.02 lakh kg, CTC.