All time Colombo tea auction record price achieved

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Two invoices of Carolina BPS achieved an all time Colombo tea auction record price of Rs. 440 per kg at the sale on 20 February 2013. The teas were purchased by Akbar Brothers (Pvt.) Ltd. and both invoices were sold through the catalogue of Lanka Commodity Brokers Ltd.

The Carolina factory is managed by Watawala Plantations and following factory modernisation carried out incurring heavy expenditure, the factory is now equipped with state of the art machinery, and produces some of the finest quality CTC Medium teas with a good leaf appearance and colour, strong liquors. The teas produced by this factory are keenly sought after by tea bag buyers and are supported by top-end buyers in Russia.