Archives

from S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen , Kandy Sports Correspondent

Kirkoswald Group, Bogowantalawa, set up an all-time record price for a Dickoya Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe (FBOP) when it sold a line of this grade of tea for Rs. 367 a kilogramme at the tea auctions held on January 13 and 14.

The Kirkoswald Group at an elevation 4,500 ft. above sea level has been performing extremely well in the past and has regularly obtained top prices particularly for Dust grade of tea. Asia Siyaka Commoddities Private Ltd. in its Weekly Tea Update states "Kirkoswald Group capped an extended period of high prices for the speciality teas with a record price of Rs. 367 for a FBOP grade.

Kirkoswald Group's performance at this week's auction breaks one of the oldest records for the Western Region. The previous record price of Rs. 365 was set by Loinorn Group, Bogowantalwa in 1993. Late last year the Tea Association of USA conducted its first ever Ceylon Estate Tea of the Year competition for Speciality Ceylon Teas.

Two Grades of Kirkoswald Group teas were winner and runner-up in the Dickoya category and was a close second to the overall winner". The overall winner was Concordia Group, Kandapola, manufactured under the mark 'Kenmare' which came under Nuwara Eliya teas.

Kirkoswald Group's performance was not limited to the record breaking FBOP as it also sold a line of Pekoe for the highest price for this grade at this auction for Rs. 330 in addition to selling a grade of Dust No. 1 for Rs. 212 which was also a top price for this grade of tea.

Kotiyagalla Group, Bogowantalawa topped the price for Pekoe Fannings 1 in the Unorthodox category of Teas (CTC) by selling a line for Rs. 162. Florence Mark (Abbotsleigh Group) topped the prices for BP 1 Rs. 153 and BPS Rs. 18 which is quite an achievement.

The Manager of Kotiyagalla Group Feroze Majeed said that of late they had done much development work to the factory whcih has helped them to obtain top prices for the Western High CTC teas for some time. The other top prices obtained by the Upcountry Estates are:

Western Medium Grown, BOP Rs. 250 Dotel Oya Estate, BOPF Rs. 210 Kenilworth Group. Western High Grown: BOP Rs. 214 Tymwar Estate, BOPF Rs. 228 Mattakelle Estate, PEK/PRK 1 Rs. 330 Kirkoswald Group.

Nuwara Eliya Teas: BOP Rs. 174 Lovers Leap Estate. BOPF Rs. 210 jointly by Mahagastotta Group and Lovers Leap Estate.

Udapussellawa Teas: BOP Rs. 148 Lucky Land Group, BOPF Rs. 151 Lucky Land Estate.

Uva Teas: BOP Rs. 212 Dickwella Estates. BOPF Rs. 156 Bandara Eliya Estate.

Unorthodox Teas: Western High: PF 1 Kotiyagalla Group Rs. 162 BP 1 Rs. 153 and BPS Rs. 181 Florence Estate.

Uva High Grown Unorthodox Teas: PF 1 Rs. 146 Poonagalla Group, BP 1 Rs. 140 Sping Valley Group. Medium Grown Unorthodox Teas: PF 1 Rs. 150 Delta Group, BP 1 Madulkelle Group Rs. 149. Dust No. 1: Rs. 212 Kirkoswald Group.

High and Medium Grown OP 1 224 and FBOP 1 - Rs. 222 by Inverness Estate.

News | Business | Features | Editorial | Security
Politics | World | Letters | Sports | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House
Copyright 2001 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
Comments and suggestions to :Web Manager