Tea Board fixes all-time high average price for September

Tea Board has announced that the district common cost for eco-friendly leaf through September in the Nilgiris will be ₹27.06 a kg.

This indicates, factories shopping for eco-friendly leaf, their uncooked material, from tiny growers in The Nilgiris have to spend at least this cost through the latest thirty day period.

Tea Board’s Govt Director M Balaji explained that this has been fastened dependent on the consolidated auction sale common of CTC teas from purchased leaf factories through August.

He explained that all purchased factories have been instructed to adhere to this common cost, although shopping for eco-friendly leaf from tiny growers this thirty day period.

He also explained that all discipline officials of the Board have been instructed to guarantee that no purchased leaf manufacturing unit in their jurisdiction paid a cost a lot less than this district common in September.

This cost is as a great deal as ₹6.07 much more than ₹20.ninety nine a kg fastened for August, marking an enhance of 28.92 per cent.

This is the highest at any time common cost fastened by the Tea Board reflecting the buoyancy prevailing in the auctions.

Lower manufacturing, specifically in North India, floods in Assam, West Bengal and Kerala influencing the provide of teas from these States and the relaxation of lockdown in a lot of States, moreover a standard advancement in excellent helped selling prices to increase at the auctions.