Sunsinane establishes yet another record

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Dunsinane Estate established an all time record price of Rs. 660 per kg for a BPS grade in the western high grown CTC category, at the weekly tea auctions held on 29 November. This line of tea was purchased by M/s., Venture Teas Ltd. and marketed by M/s., Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.

Interestingly Dunsinane also holds record prices for the PF1 grade at Rs. 780 and BP1 at 660 per kg. Dunsinane is situated at an elevation of 1,400 metres above sea level at the Pundaluoya Valley in the Dimbula planting district. It is an ISO 22000:2005 and Rainforest alliance certified facility with an annual production capacity of over a million kilos of made tea per annum. This estate is managed by Asela Udumulla and comes under the purview of Elpitiya Plantations PLC.