OTHER MARKET CENTRES (Week 09–01.03.2010)

 

COLOMBO

 

7.3 million kilos on offer met good general demand. Better Western BOPs gained Rs10 to 20 following quality with others declining by a similar margin while  a few select coloury sorts in the Below Best category gained Rs5 to 10; others declined by a similar margin Plainer clean leaf sorts were Rs5 dearer while others were irregularly easier. Nuwara Eliyas were fully firm while Udapussellawas were irregularly firm with better Uvas gaining Rs5 to 15; others were irregular. Better Western BOPFs showed an improvement gaining Rs20 to 30 while others were firm and Rs10 to 15 dearer. Below Best category  coloury invoices gained Rs10 to 20 with others irregularly firm. Plainer sorts which commenced firm gained Rs5 to 10 as the sale progressed. Nuwara Eliyas were Rs10 to 15 dearer while Uva/Udapussellawas were fully firm and Rs10 to 20 dearer; poorer sorts were irregularly easier. The Low Growns were irregularly dearer. CIS, Turkey, Dubai, Syria, Iran and Iraq were active.

 

Auction quotations in Rupees per Kg                                     BOP                                      BOPF

 

Better Western High Grown                                              390.00 – 465.00                  410.00 – 485.00                 

Uva / Udapussellawas                                                       340.00 – 400.00                  350.00 – 430.00                 

Good Medium                                                                      440.00 – 460.00                  390.00 – 400.00 

Low Medium                                                                         360.00 – 370.00                  360.00 – 375.00 

 

(Exchange Rate: RUPEE APPROX PER UNIT AGAINST US DOLLAR – 115.33)

 

KOLKATA

 

Good demand. CTC all sorts were easier following quality while Dooars remained unsold. Orthodox earlier teas met keen competition and appreciated while remainder were irregular particularly stalky varieties. In the Dust sale all categories were tending irregularly lower with some withdrawals.

 

CHITTAGONG

 

Stronger demand. The few available Brokens were generally dearer while a handful of clean Fannings advanced by Tk10 and more with plainer types advancing by a similar margin; poorest on offer met very strong demand and advanced substantially with hardly any withdrawals. CTC Dusts select few of good liquoring varieties were dearer as were all others and poor end of season teas.

 

 KOCHI

 

There was selective demand. Orthodox well made Nilgiris and mediums sold well while remainder were irregularly lower with heavy withdrawals. CTCs met fair demand and were irregularly lower. In the Dust sale best liquoring sorts were irregular around last with finer sorts firm; remainder were irregularly lower with fair withdrawals.

 

GUWAHATI

 

No cable received.

 

SILIGURI

 

Good demand. All descriptions were tending irregularly lower following quality.

 

MALAWI

 

There was good demand at fully firm to dearer rates following quality for the 14,180 packages on offer. BP1s were barely steady with open leaf types easier while improved PF1s were fully firm to 10cents dearer and lesser sorts tended dearer with some lines remaining unsold. PF1SCs were firm to dearer following quality while PFs were firm on last. PDs were firm apart from the plainest which were neglected. D1s were dearer by upto 8cents. All secondary teas were firm on last.

 

JAKARTA

 

Fair demand with all descriptions generally irregularly easier.