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Assam Orthodox tea producers never had it so good. After two years, there is smile on orthodox tea producers fetching very good prices.
" We are finally getting the value for our teas" Mokalbari Tea Estate Director Ajay Jalan told Business-Northeast.
He admits that the current situation in Sri Lanka is helping Assam orthodox tea.
" Sri Lanka's loss is Assam's gain" Jalan says adding that Assam orthodox can replace Sri Lankan tea.
A batch of Tea produced by the Mokalbari Tea Estate in eastern Assam, was sold at the auctions in Kolkata for Rs 22,000 per kg on August 10 by Paramount Tea Marketing.
The tea was bought by Kolkata-based Bhansali and Company for its Russian buyer Masterskaya of Tea.
According to Mokalbari Tea Estate Director Ajay Jalan, they usually export such high-valued specialties to Europe directly and rarely sell through the auction market.
Jalan also said that such products are handmade from a special cultivar of tea. However, after the introduction of the product they received pretty good reviews from the buyers.
It is to be noted that the price fetched by the tea is the highest received from the Kolkata auction market so far.
" We have to tread cautiously in the export market due to the changing geo-political situation" he says.
" Fifty percent of my production is orthodox tea and we export mainly to Europe" he said.
He is looking for better prices in the auction after the export commitments are over.
Orthodox tea is traditionally made whole leaf tea graded by size. The distinctive second flush orthodox Assam teas are valued for their rich taste, bright liquors and are considered to be one of the choicest teas in the world. Assam Orthodox Tea is a registered Geographical Indication( GI)
Situated on the South bank of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam, the Mokalbari Tea-Estate traces its origin to words "Mokal'' means special variety of tall bamboos having thick diameters of 12" or more and "Bari'' means a specific location or garden. Boh of the words together carry the meaning of a garden of a special variety of thick and tall bamboo trees.
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