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At the recently concluded Colombo Tea Auction on 26 April, Craig Estate achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 2,600 per Kg for a BOP 1 Grade in the Uva High Grown elevation category. This line of tea was purchased by M/s Ranfer Teas Ltd.
Craig Estate is situated in the Bandarawela region in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka. Agro climatically in the Poonagalla valley perched at the southern edge of the hill country at an elevation of 4,320 ft above mean sea level. Craig Estate maintains a high standard of manufacture focused on producing good quality teas under the stewardship of superintendent Gayan Bopitiya.
Craig Estate is an ISO:22,000, Fair Trade certified and Rain Forest Alliance Compliant and is managed by Maskeliya Plantations PLC and owned by the Richard Pieris Group of Companies. Eastern Brokers Ltd. are the brokers associated in selling and marketing of Craig Estate teas.