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At the Colombo Tea Auction held on 19 October an invoice of Henfold Estate, FGS1 grade sold at an All Time High of Rs. 570 per kg, for the Western High Grown category, beating the previous record of Rs. 550 per kg. Henfold Estate is part of Watawala Plantations PLC, a member of Sunshine Holdings PLC; the estate is managed by Kapila Sumanarathne.
This line of tea was purchased by Mabroc Teas Ltd. and was marketed by Asia Siyaka Commodities Plc.