GUWAHATI: A new record was made when a Kg of tea in Guwahati tea auction centre(GTAC) fetched Rs. 39001 in pan India Auction system.
GUWAHATI: A new record was made when a Kg of tea in Guwahati tea auction centre(GTAC) fetched Rs. 39001 in pan India Auction system.
GTAC has claimed that this is highest ever auction price fetched in any auction centre across the world.
On Tuesday in Guwahati Tea Auction Centre’s sale number 30 when a line of Manohari Gold Tea fetched Rs 39001. The tea was sold by Contemporary Brokers and purchased by Saurabh Tea Traders of Guwahati for their upcountry buyers at Delhi and Ahmadabad.
Manohari Tea Estate is located in Dibrugarh in Upper Assam. The tea was of orthodox variety. Even Assam government has hailed the record breaking in GTAC.
The owner of Manohari Tea Estate, Rajan Lohia said,”With inherent quality and special clones of tea bushes and hand plucking of very delicate buds, a lot of efforts and dedication is put behind by the tea estate for manufacturing such a world class tea”.
He added this achievement will help regain the lost glory of the entire Tea Industry. “Tea lovers are ready to pay any price for such innovative and quality tea.”
The Owner of Saurabh Tea Traders, M. L Maheshwari said "Our customers are always looking for best quality specialty teas. Earlier we had purchased another line of Donyi Plo Tea Estate Specialty tea at Rs. 18801”.
The secretary of Guwahati Tea Auction Buyers Association, Dinesh Bihani said that "This is a proud moment for Guwahati tea auction centre. The Auction centre has evolved as a platform where specialty tea makes new records and more demands are seen across India. This will encourage other quality tea producers to make good quality specialty tea and send it to GTAC which is now a hub for specialty tea.”