AUCTION TIMING

CTC LEAF: 26,416 packages of Current Season and 391 packages of Old Season Teas on offer  met with a stronger market with prices once moving up further.

BROKENS: All Brokens were a very strong feature and were dearer by Tk.5/- to Tk.10/- following competition. Plainer types were also a strong market and were mostly dearer.

FANNINGS: Best Fannings were strongly competed for and were also dearer by Tk.5/- to Tk.10/- and sometimes more. Good and Medium varieties followed similar trend. Plainer types also sold well and were mostly dearer.

CTC DUST:   5,910 packages of Current Season and 80 packages of Old Season Teas on offer met with a very strong demand. All varieties were well competed for and prices advanced by upto Tk.20/- and often more. Blenders lent active support with hardly any interest from the Loose tea buyers.

COMMENTS: Market opened hesitantly at around firm rates but with the progress of sale demand strengthened and prices gradually advanced by Tk.5/- to Tk.10/- and sometime more following competition. Blenders continued to lend strong support particularly for the brighter liquoring varieties. Loose tea buyers were less active in the leaf catalogue but lent strong support in the Dust catalogue.

Dusts  were a dearer market.

Our catalogue (Sale 12) Avg: Tk 261.46, Sold 97.7% & (Sale 11) Avg: Tk 257.73, sold 98.2%.