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A mixed trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi Tea auction last week. The demand was good for CTC grades in the dust category and the quantity on offer was 10.05 lakh kg.
Select best teas barely remained steady. Others were irregular and lower by Rs 2-3 and sometimes more following the absence of one of the leading exporters.
In the Orthodox Dust category, the quantity on offer was 10,000 kg. Primary grades barely remained steady and others were irregular and lower.
In the best CTC dusts, PD varieties quoted at Rs 98/105, RD grades ruled at Rs 99/106, SRD at Rs 103/108 and SFD at Rs 101/115.
The Orthodox leaf sale witnessed a good demand and the quantity on offer was 127,500 kg. Select best Highgrowns were fully firm to sometimes dearer. Others were irregular and lower. Medium bolder brokens, tippy grades were irregular and tended to ease.
Medium, whole leaf was firm to sometimes dearer, while medium Fannings barely remained steady. Secondary brokens declined in value.
The demand was less for CTC leaf and the quantity on offer was 93,000 kg. The market was lower by Rs 3-5 .
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