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Dunsinane Estate, Punduloya achieved all-time record prices of Rs. 580 for a BP1 grade and Rs. 630 for a PF1 grade in the Western High Grown CTC category at the Weekly Tea Auctions held on 18 January 2017.
Dunsinane Estate is situated in the Dimbula Planting district at an elevation of 1,400 metres above sea level and is Rainforest Alliance, ISO 22000 – food, safety and hygiene management standard certified. This estate comes under the purview of Asela Udumullage and managed by M/s Elpitiya Plantations PLC and has been producing over a million kg of high quality CTC teas consistently. The above lines were purchased by M/s George Steuat Teas & Marketing Ltd., M/s Regency Teas Ltd. and M/s Akbar Brothers Ltd. respectively and marketed by M/s Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.
Strathdon Estate, Hatton also achieved all-time record prices of Rs. 580 for a BP1 grade and Rs. 560 for a BPS grade in the Western Medium Grown CTC category at the Weekly Tea Auctions held on 18 January 2017.
Both lines of tea was purchased by M/s Zenra Teas Ltd. and was marketed by M/s Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd. Strathdon Estate is situated in Hatton/Watawala agro climatic district at an elevation of 1,066 metres above sea level. This estate is certified under Rainforest Alliance and Ethical Tea Partnership. Strathdon Estate comes under the purview of Lalindra Abeywadena and managed by M/s Watawala Plantation PLC.
Nildalukanda Factory, Gampola achieved an all time record price of Rs. 520 for a BPS grade in the Low grown CTC category at the weekly Tea Auctions held on 18 January 2017 bettering its previous record price of Rs. 510 achieved last week.
This line of tea was purchased by M/s Expo Tea Ceylon Ltd. and marketed by M/s Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers Ltd. Nildalukanda Tea Factory is situated in Gampola at an elevation of 470 metres above sea level and has an annual production capacity of 1.2 million kg. This factory is ISO 22000 – food, safety and hygiene management standard, HACCP and FSSC 22000 certified and comes under the purview of Group Manager Indika Guruge and is managed by M/s Walters Bay Tea Estates Ltd.
Cee Tee Hills Tea Factory achieves all time record price
Cee Tee Hills Tea Factory situated in Beralapanatara, Deniyaya, achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 725 for a CTC PD grade at the weekly tea auctions held on 18 January 2017.
This invoice was purchased by Stassen Exports Ltd. and was marketed by Forbes & Walker Tea brokers Ltd., the exclusive broker for Cee Tee Hills Tea Factory. This factory is a GMP, ISO 22000 – Food, Safety and Hygiene Management standard certified facility. Cee Tee Hills Tea Factory is owned and managed by Southern Group of companies and has been at the forefront of manufacturing high quality low Grown CTC teas for almost two decades.
