On Tuesday, Assam’s Halmari estate got Rs 700 a kilo for its CTC tea in the pan-India e-auction. And, this is a world record. Previous global-best price for CTC tea was Rs 600 per kg on July 14, 2016. This was fetched by another flush variety from the same garden.
Renowned south Kolkata retailer Mahabodhi Tea House bought 307.8 kg of the first flush Halmari Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP) at Rs 700 per kg.
It was the Sale No. 17 and auctioned by Kolkata-based J Thomas & Co.  Experts from this industry believe that this is a quality tea variety and it can get a good price up to Rs 1,200 per kilo in the retail market.