Quality Teas On High Demand At Coonoor

Coonoor: Quality teas fetched higher prices while the plainer sorts have lost at Sale No: 33 of the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here with the buyers looking for the quality teas among the low volume on offer. Exporters to Egypt actively purchased smaller brokens and fannings. The buyers for Pakistan continued to select blacker types for around Rs 35 a kg. CIS shippers picked up medium grades for around Rs 36 a kg. Most CTC dusts sold Rs 2-3 a kg more. Primary orthodox dusts were dearer. Among the CTC teas from bought-leaf sector, Darmona Estate continued to remain in the Rs 100 plus category. Homedale Estate got Rs 90. Highfield Estate Special and Vigneshwar Estate got Rs 80. Among the orthodox teas from corporate sector, Havukal got Rs 115 a kg, followed by Prammas at Rs 110.