Manohari Gold Tea from Assam sold at ₹1.15 lakh per kg during an auction

way2barak, Dec.17: A specialty tea ‘Manohari Gold Tea’ from Dibrugarh district in Assam on Friday was auctioned for Rs 1.15 lakh per kg. The specialty tea was sold at the said rate a private auction. This is the highest price ever fetched in any tea auction. One kilogramme of ‘Manohari Gold Tea’ was bought by RK Tea Sales.

Rajan Lohia of Manohari Tea Estate said, “We had to sell this batch through a private auction this year due to the cap of Rs 1 lakh per kg set by the Tea Board India at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC).” It needs mention here that in December 2021, the ‘Manohari Gold Tea’ was sold for Rs 99,999 per kg through Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC).