Almar Estate breaks record at weekly tea auction

Alma Estate established a new all-time record price of Rs. 850 per kg for a PEK1 grade in the Udapussellawa elevational category.

This invoice was purchased by Inter Tea 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 tea was marketed by Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd.