Mahagastotte and Alma estates establish new records!

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Mahagastotte and Alma estates surpass their own record prices and establish new record prices at the weekly tea auctions held on 31 October.

Mahagastotte Estate

Pedro Estate achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 980 per kg under the selling mark ‘Mahagastotte’ for a BOPF grade surpassing their previous record price of Rs. 900 per kg, in the Nuwara Eliya agro climatic planting district. This line of tea was purchased by M/s., Unilever Lipton Ceylon Ltd.

Pedro Estate is situated in the Nuwara Eliya planting district and the factory at an elevation of 1,750 metres above sea level. This estate is currently certified under Rainforest Alliance, ISO22000:2005, HACCP, Ethical Tea Partnership & UTZ Code of Conduct for Tea. This estate is managed by Deputy General Manager Anura Senanayake and comes under the purview of Kelani Valley Plantation PLC.

Alma Estate

Alma Estate bettered their previous record price of Rs. 750 per kg and established a new all-time record price of Rs. 780 per kg for a OP1 grade in the Udapussellawa elevational category. This invoice was purchased by M/s., Sinbad Ltd.

Alma Estate is situated in Kandapola, at an elevation of 1,450 metres above sea level and has a production capacity of 600,000 kg of made tea per annum. This estate is managed by Chula De Alwis and Ranjan Walpola of Nuwara Eliya Valley Plantations Ltd. as a joint venture with Mathurata Plantations PLC.

The above record breaking teas were marketed by M/s., Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.

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