All major blenders quite active

There was less demand this week which slackened as the sale progressed. Select few lines of bright liquoring Fannings met with a good competition and were mostly firm. All major Blenders were quite active whilst Loose tea buyers continued to be selective in the weekly tea auction held in the port city on Tuesday.

It was evident throughout the sale that the Major buyers closely followed quality and as a result all plain and Medium varieties were often neglected, according to a statement of Bangladesh Tea Board.

Good liquoring Dusts were a strong feature of the sale.

CTC LEAF: As many as 50,247 packages of Current Season & 15 packages of Old Season Teas on offer met with less demand.

BROKENS: BOPs met with only a fair demand and were substantially easier over last. Bright liquoring GBOPs were a good market but were a little easier. Their Medium varieties eased by upto Taka 7.0/- and more whilst plainer types eased further with heavy withdrawals.

FANNINGS: Bright liquoring Fannings were a good market and were about steady to slightly easier. Medium types eased further whilst plainer varieties registered a sharp decline with heavy withdrawals.

CTC DUST: As many as 7,450 packages of Current Season Teas on offer met with a good demand. Brighter liquoring teas met with a good competition and sold at around last levels. Medium category sold at firm rates.

The remainder were barely steady to easier rates following quality with quite fair withdrawals. Blenders lent strong support with fair interest from the Loose tea buyers.