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Select best BOPs were easier by Rs.10/- to Rs.20/- and more, whilst the below best and plainer sorts were easier by Rs.10/- to Rs.20/-. Select best BOPFs were irregularly lower by Rs.10/- to Rs.20/-, whilst the below best and plainer sorts were easier by a similar margin. Medium BOPs were mostly firm, whilst the BOPFs shed Rs.10/- to Rs.20/- and more.
BOPs declined by Rs.20/- on average, whilst BOPFs followed a similar trend.
Coloury BOPs were mostly firm on last levels, whilst the BOPFs were tending irregular. Uda Pussellawa BOPs were irregular following quality, whilst BOPFs were dearer by Rs.10/- to Rs.15/- following quality.
Low Grown CTC BP1s were easier by Rs.10/- on average, whilst the High and Medium types were firm on last levels. Low Grown PF1s were firm to dearer by Rs.10/- to Rs.20/-, whilst the High and Medium types too were dearer by Rs.20/- to Rs.30/- at times following quality.
Good demand. Select best along with best OP1s were irregularly lower by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, whilst below best types were firm, poorer sorts gained Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-. Select best BOP1s were steady, whilst best types too maintained last levels, however below best and poorer sorts eased Rs.5/- to Rs.10/- and more following quality. Select best OPs were irregularly dearer by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, whilst the balance were mainly firm. Select best OPAs appreciated Rs.10/- on average, whilst the balance maintained last levels. Select best Pekoes advanced Rs.10/- to Rs.20/-, whilst bold Pekoe varieties gained Rs.10/- to Rs.20/- and more at times, below best and flaky types were dearer by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-. Select best Pekoe1s eased Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, however the balance were fully firm on last levels. Excellent demand for Tippy/ Small leaf teas. Select best BOPs were dearer by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, whilst best types were firm, below best and poorer sorts followed a similar trend. Select best BOP.SPs were dearer by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, whilst best and below best types too appreciated Rs.10/- to Rs.15/-. Select best FBOPs appreciated Rs.10/- to Rs.15/- following quality, best types too gained Rs.15/- to Rs.20/- and more at times. Bold FBOPs appreciated Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-, whilst the others were firm. Select best FBOPF1s were dearer by Rs.10/- to Rs.20/- and more following quality, best and below best types were firm. Select best Tippy varieties were firm, whilst best types appreciated Rs.20/- to Rs.30/-, below best and poorer sorts were firm.
Select best and best liquoring Fngs1s were dearer by Rs.10/- to Rs.15/-, whilst the below best and poorer sorts were firm to dearer by Rs.5/- to Rs.10/-. Select best BMs appreciated Rs.10/- to Rs.15/-, whilst the below best and poorer sorts were firm. All BPs appreciated by Rs.15/- to Rs.20/- and more. Select best and Best BOP1As were firm to dearer by Rs.10/- to 15/- and more at times following quality, whilst below best and poorer sorts were dearer by Rs.10/- to 15/-.
Select best Dust/Dust1s were lower by Rs.10/- to Rs.15/- despite low quantity on offer, best and below best types also declined Rs.10/- to Rs.15/- and more at times. Low Grown CTCs appreciated by Rs.20/- to Rs.30/- on special inquiry based on improvement of product quality. High and medium Grown CTCs showed a negative variance with price levels declining between Rs.15/- to Rs.20/- on average. Low Grown Dust/Dust1s significantly declined by Rs.40/- to Rs.50/-, whilst below best and poorer sorts remained firm to last.
Average buying rate for the following currencies quoted by commercial banks for TT’s
USD : 143.50 GBP : 210.06 EURO : 164.71
BOP / BOPFGood Westerns / 500 – 570 / 500 - 560
Average Westerns / 460 – 490 / 460 – 490
Plainer Westerns / 430 – 450 / 410 – 450
Western Mediums / 400 – 530 / 390 – 500
Uva Teas / 410 – 480 / 390 – 540
Nuwara Eliya Teas / 375 – 420 / 370 – 410
Udapussellawa Teas / 420 – 460 / 400 – 490
CTC (BP1 and PF1) / 300 - 430 / 325 – 530
Select Best / Best / Below Best / Others
LIQUORING
DUST-1 / 480.00-790.00 / 440.00-470.00 / 390.00-420.00 / 310.00-380.00
OFF GRADES -
FGS1 / 425.00-450.00 / 400.00-415.00 / 330.00-350.00 / 300.00-310.00
FGS / 360.00-425.00 / 330.00-340.00 / 290.00-300.00 / 270.00-280.00
LOW GROWNS
FBOPF/FF.SP/EX SP. / 1100.00-1600.00 / 520.00-550.00 / 360.00-400.00 / 330.00-350.00
BOP / 520.00-560.00 / 450.00-480.00 / 410.00-430.00 / 370.00-400.00
BOP.SP / 460.00-500.00 / 400.00-430.00 / 360.00-380.00 / 330.00-350.00
BOPF / 440.00-470.00 / 400.00-430.00 / 350.00-390.00 / 330.00-340.00
FBOPF1 / 510.00-540.00 / 450.00-480.00 / 420.00-440.00 / 380.00-400.00
FBOP / 580.00-680.00 / 460.00-500.00 / 410.00-440.00 / 390.00-410.00
BOP1 / 620.00-700.00 / 590.00-610.00 / 550.00-580.00 / 380.00-520.00
OP1 / 690.00-770.00 / 640.00-680.00 / 590.00-630.00 / 400.00-540.00
OP / 500.00-570.00 / 470.00-490.00 / 445.00-460.00 / 350.00-420.00
OPA / 500.00-560.00 / 460.00-490.00 / 420.00-450.00 / 350.00-410.00
PEKOE / 550.00-720.00 / 500.00-540.00 / 450.00-490.00 / 380.00-440.00
PEKOE1 / 560.00-660.00 / 500.00-550.00 / 440.00-490.00 / 390.00-430.00
DUST/DUST1 / 380.00-450.00 / 340.00-370.00 / 280.00-330.00 / 250.00-280.00
WESTERN HIGH GROWN TEAS
BOP / Lethenty / 570.00
Norwood / 570.00
BOPSP / Bearwell / 530.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / Brunswick / 560.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / * / Diyagama West / 700.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / Bearwell / 540.00
OP1 / Inverness / 520.00
BOP1 / * / Inverness / 680.00
OP/OPA / * / Inverness / 490.00
FF/FF1 / Torrington / 495.00
HIGH GROWN CTC TEAS
PF1 / * / Florence / 500.00
Dunsinane CTC / 500.00
BP1 / Mount Vernon / 430.00
Dunsinane CTC / 430.00
OF / -
BPS / -
MEDIUM GROWN CTC TEAS
PF1 / * / Carolina / 500.00
Rothschild / 500.00
BP1 / * / Delta CTC / 415.00
OF / Speyside CTC / 385.00
BPS / Carolina / 410.00
LOW GROWN CTC TEAS
PF1 / * / Hingalgoda CTC / 530.00
BP1 / * / Ceciliyan CTC / 430.00
* / Suduwelipothahena CTC / 430.00
OF / * / Suduwelipothahena CTC / 460.00
BPS / Hapugastenne CTC / 390.00
WESTERN MEDIUM TEAS
BOP / Harangalla / 530.00
Rilagala / 530.00
BOPSP / * / Kenilworth / 630.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / Vellaioya / 500.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / Imboolpittia / 740.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / * / Kenilworth / 530.00
OP1 / * / Kenilworth / 630.00
BOP1 / * / Kenilworth / 700.00
OP/OPA / Goorookoya / 450.00
FF/FF1 / Imboolpittia / 560.00
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UVA HIGH GROWN TEASBOP / * / Nayabedde / 480.00
Bandaraeliya / 480.00
BOPSP / Oodoowerre / 540.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / Bandaraeliya / 540.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / * / Glenanore / 500.00
Craig / 500.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / Battawatte / 490.00
OP1 / * / Spring Valley / 470.00
* / Uva Highlands / 470.00
Non Pareil / 470.00
BOP1 / Battawatte / 610.00
OP/OPA / Spring Valley / 430.00
Battawatte / 430.00
Oodoowerre / 430.00
Mount Uva / 430.00
FBOPF/FBOPF1 / Battawatte / 500.00
UDA PUSSELLAWA TEAS
BOP / Blairlomond / 460.00
Liddesdale / 460.00
High Forest / 460.00
BOPSP / Gampaha / 470.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / * / Liddesdale / 490.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / Delmar / 500.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / Gampaha / 480.00
Liddesdale / 480.00
OP1 / Delmar / 540.00
BOP1 / Gampaha / 500.00
OP/OPA / Delmar / 425.00
FBOPF/FBOPF1 / Gordon / 480.00
Delmar / 480.00
UVA MEDIUM TEAS
BOP / Halpewatte Uva / 530.00
BOPSP / Demodera ‘S’ / 490.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / * / El Teb / 470.00
Halpewatte Uva / 470.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / Dickwella / 610.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / * / Uvatenne / 510.00
Hillmark Uva / 510.00
OP1 / Dickwella / 650.00
BOP1 / * / Demodera “S” / 630.00
OP/OPA / Shawlands / 590.00
FF/FF1 / Dickwella / 520.00
NUWARA ELIYA TEAS
BOP / * / Lovers Leap / 420.00
BOP.SP / * / Lovers Leap / 395.00
BOPF/BOPFSP / * / Lovers Leap / 410.00
FBOP/FBOP1 / Kenmare / 820.00
PEKOE/PEKOE1 / Court Lodge / 820.00
OP/OPA / * / Lovers Leap / 450.00
PREMIUM FLOWERY
FBOPF SP / Koppakande / 2800.00
FFEXSP / Yalta / 3550.00
FFEXSP1 / * / Deerwood Super / 2750.00
LOW GROWN TEAS
BOP / * / Halwitigala S.H. / 560.00
New Mount Carmel / 560.00
Kiruwanaganga / 560.00
Adams View / 560.00
BOP.SP / * / Ceciliyan / 570.00
* / Deerwood Super / 560.00
BOPF / New J S P / 545.00
* / Ceciliyan / 540.00
BOPFSP / * / Hiniduma S.H. / 550.00
* / Nawalakanda Super / 540.00
OP1 / * / Sithaka / 770.00
BOP1 / Hidellana / 700.00
New Panilkanda / 700.00
OP / Spring View / 570.00
OPA / Katanwila / 570.00
* / Kunduppakanda / 550.00
* / Nawalakanda Super / 550.00
PEKOE / Wattahena / 720.00
PEKOE1 / * / Nawalakanda Super / 660.00
New Batuwangala / 660.00
* / Deerwood Super / 650.00
FBOP / Sithaka / 760.00
FBOP1 / * / Ceciliyan / 680.00
FBOPF1 / New J S P / 780.00
FBOPF / Dehigama / 780.00
OTHER
DUST1 / * / Mattakelle / 790.00
P.DUST / * / Ceciliyan CTC / 580.00
FNGS/FNGS1 / Annfield / 450.00
Wanarajah / 450.00
Stonycliff / 450.00
PFNGS / * / Hingalgoda CTC / 445.00
BM / * / Nawalakanda Super / 440.00
BOP1A / Sihara / 445.00
BP / * / New Diyagala / 460.00
Chandrika Estate / 460.00
Randiya Hills / 460.00
** MORE THAN ONE TOP PRICE OBTAINED FOR
THE SIMILAR GRADE OF THE MARK
* TEAS SOLD BY JOHN KEELLS PLC
+ ALL TIME RECORD PRICE
++ ALL TIME RECORD PRICE EQUALED
Sale of19/04/16
In LKR / Sale of
27/04/16
In LKR / Corres. 2015
In LKR
Uva High Growns / 397.12 / 402.49 / 357.85
Western High Growns / 447.28 / 455.41 / 371.27
CTC High Growns / 406.08 / 414.91 / 351.86
Summary of High Growns / 428.89 / 435.98 / 367.71
Uva Medium Growns / 408.47 / 412.52 / 386.19
Western Medium Growns / 386.92 / 394.24 / 368.54
CTC Medium Growns / 398.59 / 412.75 / 348.74
Summary of Medium Growns / 395.88 / 402.57 / 375.33
CTC Low Growns / 403.42 / 427.74 / 388.04
Orthodox Low Growns / 434.55 / 445.63 / 421.71
Summary of Low Growns / 433.30 / 444.99 / 420.66
TOTAL SALE AVERAGE / 426.49 / 436.61 / 401.19
Sale of 19/04/16
In USC / Sale of 27/04/16
In USC / Corres. 2015
In USC
Uva High Growns / 272 / 275 / 258
Western High Growns / 307 / 312 / 267
CTC High Growns / 278 / 284 / 253
Summary of High Growns / 294 / 298 / 265
Uva Medium Growns / 280 / 282 / 278
Western Medium Growns / 265 / 270 / 265
CTC Medium Growns / 273 / 283 / 251
Summary of Medium Growns / 271 / 276 / 270
CTC Low Growns / 277 / 293 / 279
Orthodox Low Growns / 298 / 305 / 304
Summary of Low Growns / 297 / 305 / 319
TOTAL SALE AVERAGE / 322 / 329 / 304
From 01 January todate
/ 2016
In Rs. / 2015
In Rs. / 2016
In USC / 2015
In USC
Uva High Growns / 373.93 / 365.59 / 256 / 263
Western High Growns / 436.14 / 407.08 / 299 / 293
CTC High Growns / 383.58 / 364.49 / 263 / 262
Summary of High Growns / 418.99 / 396.62 / 287 / 286
Uva Medium Growns / 380.50 / 379.24 / 260 / 273
Western Medium Growns / 377.95 / 381.44 / 259 / 275
CTC Medium Growns / 375.85 / 378.72 / 257 / 273
Summary of Medium Growns / 378.83 / 380.69 / 259 / 274
CTC Low Growns / 403.32 / 415.80 / 276 / 299
Orthodox Low Growns / 416.49 / 429.73 / 285 / 309
Summary of Low Growns / 416.04 / 429.34 / 285 / 325
TOTAL SALE AVERAGE / 411.33 / 415.68 / 282 / 315
MONTH – FROM 01ST TO 27TH APRIL 2016
2016 In Rs.Uva High Growns / 397.82
Western High Growns / 446.20
Summary of High Growns / 429.07
Uva Medium Growns / 408.97
Western Medium Growns / 389.64
Summary of Medium Growns / 397.90
Summary of Low Growns / 437.07
TOTAL SALE AVERAGE / 429.34
CROP FIGURES OF MAJOR PRODUCING AND EXPORTING COUNTRIES (IN MILLON KG)
Country/ MONTH / 2016 / 2015 / CUMULATIVE / 2016 / 2015 / CUMULATIVE
+ INC./-DEC.
Sri Lanka
North India
South India
Kenya
Bangladesh
Malawi / March
February
February
February February
March / 22.06
2.27
14.75
41.34 43.97
0.013
7.7 / 30.43
2.25
13.95
24.28
0.009
6.9 / Up to March
Up to February
Up to February
Up to February
Up to February
Up to March / 70.25
5.58
29.31
94.28
0.121
19.1 / 79.35
6.43
31.11
65.93
0.174
18.5 / - 9.1
- 0.85
- 1.80
+ 28.35
- 0.053
+ 0.6
WESTERN’S
Dry weather was experienced during the morning hours. Evening thunder showers were experienced in Kotagala, Agarapatana, Hatton and Bogawantalawa sub-districts.
NUWARA ELIYA’S
Bright and Sunny mornings along with late afternoon and evening showers prevailed during the week.