AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF: 50,275  packages of Current Season  teas on offer continued to meet with a strong demand.

BROKENS: Best Brokens met with more competition and were a dearer market appreciating by upto Tk.5/- and sometimes more. Good varieties also sold well and were fully firm to slightly dearer following quality. Medium varieties sold at around last levels but a fair weight of brown, plain varieties met with selective enquiry and were mostly easier with fair withdrawals. BLFs met with less demand at around last levels with more withdrawals.

FANNINGS: Best liquoring Fannings met with a stronger demand and were dearer by Tk.5/- and more following competition. Good varieties were also a strong market and were fully firm to slightly dearer. Medium types sold at around last levels but Plain varieties met with less demand and were easier. BLFs met with less demand at around last levels with more withdrawals.

CTC DUST: 50,275  packages of Current Season  teas on offer met with a good demand. Good liquoring varieties were fully firm to slightly dearer closely following quality. Mediums sold well at around last levels. Plain/BLF Dusts were an easier market and saw fair withdrawals. Blenders lent good support with fair interest from the Loose tea buyers.

COMMENTS:  Best liquoring varieties were again a strong feature of the sale and were dearer following more competition from all sections of the market. There was a fair weight of brown, plain varieties on offer which met with limited interest and witnessed heavy withdrawals. Blenders lent stronger support with more interest from the Loose tea buyers.

Dusts sold well.

Our catalogue:  (Sale 21)  Avg: Tk 230.43,  Sold 80.8%  &  (Sale 20) Avg: Tk 217.45,  sold 81.9%.