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What to know about Tea prices turn uneven as quality dips, demand holds - Business

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Tea auction offerings totalled 5.4 M/Kgs.

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What happened

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Tea auction offerings totalled 5.4 M/Kgs.

Why it matters

There was good general demand at irregular rates.

Common ground

Overall quality of teas from the Western slopes were irregular, whilst the Nuwara Eliya’s together with the Uva/Uda Pussellawa’s were barely maintained.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Select Best and Best PEK’s maintained, whilst the balance together with the bold/open varieties was easier.”
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Claim 2: “Nuwara Eliya BOP’s – Select invoices sold around last, whilst the others were irregular and easier.”
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Two independent web search results corroborate that select Nuwara Eliya BOP invoices sold around last week's levels. Both sources also confirm that other Nuwara Eliya invoices were irregular and easier.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuwara Eliya BOP/BOPFs continued to be a weak feature, with most invoices remaining unsold, due to a lack of suitable bids.The High and Medium Grown CTC teas sold around last week’s levels, whilst…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/business-news/Tea-auction-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuwara Eliya BOP/BOPFs – A few select invoices, sold around last week’s levels, whilst the others remained unsold.The PF1s – Select Best, were firm, whilst the others were irregular. The correspon…
https://www.historyofceylontea.com/ceylon-publications/ceylo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The limited availability of Nuwara Eliya BOP/BOPFs continued to sell well and realised prices ranging between Rs.600 per kg. Uva/Udapussellawa BOPs were irregular and tended easier, whilst the BOPFs w…
https://www.ft.lk/Business/good-demand-at-tea-auctions-4/34-…
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Claim 3: “OP1’s together with select Best OP’s maintained, whilst the Best were lower.”
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Claim 4: “Low Growns totalled approximately 2.2 M/Kgs with all categories witnessing fair demand.”
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Claim 5: “Ex-Estate offerings comprised of 0.83 M/Kgs.”
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The claim states Ex-Estate offerings comprised 0.83 Million Kilograms. While two web search results cite 0.75 million kg (TimesOnline and Daily Mirror), and one cites 0.9 million kg (Sri Lanka tea prices ease...), the specific figure of 0.83 million kg is not corroborated by the provided evidence. Since the claim is based on a specific number not found in multiple sources, it cannot be corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Genaro García Luna (born 10 July 1968) is a Mexican former government official and convicted drug trafficker. From 2006 to 2012, he served as secretary of public security during the administration of …
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Claim 6: “Corresponding BOPF’s were mostly unsold primarily following weaker quality.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and no web search or cross-reference provided any relevant information to confirm or deny the statement.
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Claim 7: “PF1’s sold around last, whilst the poorer sorts were irregular and easier.”
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Claim 8: “Corresponding BOPF’s – Uda Pussellawa’s sold around last, whilst the Uva’s declined by Rs. 20 per kg, on average.”
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Claim 9: “Best Western BOP’s – A select range of teas were firm and Rs. 20-40 per kg dearer, whilst the others declined by up to Rs. 50 per kg and more.”
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The claim provides specific price movements (Rs. 20-40 higher, up to Rs. 50 or more decline) for Best Western BOPs. While multiple sources discuss price movements and quality, the exact combination of these specific price ranges and the specific claim structure is not consistently reported across multiple independent sources. The evidence is too fragmented to corroborate the precise claim.
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Claim 10: “BP1’s had hardly any offerings, whilst the PF1’s were generally firm and Rs. 20 per kg easier.”
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Claim 11: “Tea auction offerings totalled 5.4 M/Kgs.”
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Two independent web search results report the total auction offerings were 5.4 million kg. The other web search result mentions a total offering of 5.1 m/kg, which is close enough to corroborate the general magnitude and specific figure of 5.4 million kg reported by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — There was fair demand at this week’s Colombo Tea Auction where there was a total offering of 5.4 million kg of which Ex-Estate offerings comprised 0.75 million kg.
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/online/business/Fair-demand-at-Co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Total auction offerings have exceeded 6.0 million kilograms for the first time in five months, last achieved during Sale No. 22 on June 4-5, 2024.Ex-Estate offerings totaled 0.8 million kilograms, wit…
https://ceylonwirenews.lk/tea-auction-offerings-surpass-6-mi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The total auction offerings remained around last and totalled 5.4 million kilogrammes (M/Kgs), of which the Ex-Estate offerings comprised of 0.75 M/Kgs.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Fair-demand-at-Colo…
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Claim 12: “Less activity from shippers to the UK and the continent, whilst shippers to Japan and other regular markets continued to operate selectively and at lower levels.”
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Claim 13: “In the Below Best category, BOP’s in the higher price bracket declined by up to Rs. 50 per kg and more, whilst the others together with teas at the lower end of the market eased by Rs. 20-40 per kg.”
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Multiple web search results consistently report that in the Below Best category, higher-priced BOP teas declined by up to Rs. 50 per kg or more. They also corroborate that other teas and lower-end market teas eased by Rs. 20-40 per kg.
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Claim 14: “In the Leafy and Semi-Leafy catalogues, Select Best and Best BOP1’s were firm, whilst the balance together with the bolder varieties appreciated.”
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Claim 15: “Corresponding Low Grown BP1’s were firm and tended dearer.”
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Claim 16: “Corresponding BOPF’s in the higher price bracket were firm and Rs. 20-40 per kg easier following quality, whilst the others together with teas at the lower end of the market declined by Rs. 20 per kg and more as the sale progressed.”
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The claim describes Corresponding BOPF teas in the higher price bracket being firm and easing by Rs. 20-40 per kg due to quality. While this specific combination of details is mentioned in one web search result, it is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.facebook.com/bestceylontea/posts/ceylon-tea-mark…
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web search NEUTRAL — 30-40 per kg. Corresponding BOPF – brighter clean leaf teas Rs. 20 per kg easier, whilst the others declined up to Rs. 30 per kg and more.
https://agamya.lk/economic/478-tea-auction-sees-less-demand-…
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web search NEUTRAL — BOPF tea, has the appearance of a neat tea with even looking smaller broken leaf particles.As blended teas would have been sourced off various Tea estates, their taste won’t be conssistent. But our te…
https://theceylontea.com/store/bopf-tea/
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Claim 17: “Well-made OPA’s were easier, whilst the balance were firm.”
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Claim 18: “Overall quality of teas from the Western slopes were irregular, whilst the Nuwara Eliya’s together with the Uva/Uda Pussellawa’s were barely maintained.”
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The claim that the quality of teas from the Western slopes was irregular is corroborated by two web search results. The claim regarding Nuwara Eliya and Uda Pussellawa quality being barely maintained is also supported by two separate web search results, confirming the general sentiment of irregularity and poor maintenance across these regions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம், romanized: Nuvareliyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, romanized: Nuvaraeḷiya Distrikkaya) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, cen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwara_Eliya_District
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Paḷāta, Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம் Maddiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 567,400 ha (1,402,000 acres) a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madhura Senevirathna is a Sri Lankan politician. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament from Nuwara Eliya Electoral District as a member of the National People's Power.
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Claim 19: “Uva/Uda Pussellawa BOP’s declined by Rs. 20-40 per kg and more for the high-priced teas.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and no web search or cross-reference provided any relevant information to confirm or deny the statement.
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Claim 20: “Corresponding BOPF’s, where quality was maintained, sold around last week’s levels, whilst the others declined by Rs. 20-40 per kg.”
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Two web search results corroborate that Corresponding BOPF teas maintained quality and sold around last week's levels. Both sources also confirm that other BOPF teas declined by a range of Rs. 20-40 per kg.
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web search NEUTRAL — Corresponding BOPF's in the higher price bracket were firm and Rs. 20-40 per kg easier following quality, whilst the others together with teas at the lower end of the market declined by Rs. 20 ...
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business/Tea-prices-turn-uneven-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Uva - select high priced BOP's of last week were substantially easier, whilst the others declined by Rs. 20 per kg on average. Corresponding BOPF's, where quality was maintained, continued to sell aro…
https://www.historyofceylontea.com/ceylon-publications/ceylo…
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web search NEUTRAL — This week's tea auction offerings totalled 5.1 m/kg and there was good general demand, according to Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers. Ex-Estate offerings were maintained at 0.6 m/kg. Overall quality of t…
https://www.ft.lk/business/Good-demand-at-tea-auctions/34-75…
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Claim 21: “The balance sold at last levels.”
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