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Sri Lanka's tea industry was just 16 years old when Colombo's first tea auction was held by M/s. Sommerville & Co. in 1883.

Today, the Colombo tea auction has entered in to its second century and ranks as the world largest tea auction center with almost 200 companies vying with each other, on behalf of the principals from all round the world.

Almost 95% of the country's tea production is marketed through the Colombo Auctions. The quantity offered each week varies from 4 Mkg to 8 Mkg. Auctions are held weekly and conducted by the Colombo Tea Traders Association under the aegis of the Chamber of Commerce.

COLOMBO AUCTION PRICES
Sale No : 28
Sale Date: 20th / 21st July 2010
 
Elevation
Quantity (Kg)
Price
 
High Grown
Uva High  577,261.00 274.36
Western High  1,011,183.00 296.35
High grown Total            1,588,444.00 288.36
Medium Grown
Uva Medium 

458,547.00

308.61
Western Medium              630,011.00 296.88
Medium Grown Total        1,088,558.00 301.82
Low Grown
Low Grown Total 
4,087,159.00
376.19
     
Total (All Elevations)
6,764,161.00
343.60
     
Cumulative Data up to Last Sale (Provisional)

The following data includes sales at the Colombo Auctions, Private sales and any Forward Contracts.

No direct sales are included in the following data.

Elevation
Quantity (Kg)
Price

High Grown
Uva High  13,164,303.00 311.44
Western High  29,888,034.00 344.97
High grown Total         43,052,337.00 334.72
Medium Grown
Uva Medium 

11,757,108.00

334.49
Western Medium         17,866,945.00 326.11
Medium Grown Total 
29,624,053.00
329.44
Low Grown
Low Grown Total  109,964,262.00 389.47
     
Total (All Elevations)  182,640,652.00 366.83
     
 

Posted on 23rd July 2010