Date:20/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/07/20/stories/2007072052131200.htm

Back High volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions

P.S. Sundar

Coonoor, July 19 Volume continues to be high at the auction of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) sale this week.

A volume of 12.23 lakh kgs has been catalogued. This is 26,000 kgs lower than the second highest volume for the year offered last week. It is as much as 1.7 lakh kgs more than the volume offered this time last year. Of the 12. 23 lakh kgs, 8.66 lakh kgs belong to the leaf grades3.57 lakh kgs to dust grades, 11.33 lakh kgsto the CTC and 0.90 lakh kgs to orthodox variety.

Orthodox low

The proportion of orthodox continues to be low in both the leaf and dust grades. In the leaf grades, only 0.34 lakh kgs belong to the orthodox variety, while 8.32 lakh kgs belong to the CTC variety. In the dust grades, only 0.56 lakh kgs belong to the orthodox variety while 3.01 lakh kgs belong to the CTC variety.