Assam tea fetches record price of Rs 99,999/kg

Guwahati: Setting a record, premium quality orthodox tea from a tea estate in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh was sold at Rs99,999 per kg in the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday, officials said.

Breaking its own record set earlier, the Manohari gold tea of Dibrugarh was sold to Saurav Tea Traders with the highest bid of Rs99,999 per kilogram at the GTAC. Last year, the same was sold at Rs75,000 per kilogram, the highest in the year, at the GTAC.

The tea estate owner Rajan Lohia said that they have created record once again. "Our 1 kg gold tea has fetched a record price of Rs 99,999 per kg at the GTAC. We always gave priority to the quality tea and under no circumstances we do not compromise on quality. We are very glad that once again we brought glory for Assam tea," Lohia told the media.

He said that they made the orthodox tea with the small bud and not from leaves with finest clove P-126.