Dejoo garden tea in Assam fetches highest price realisation ever

Prices of orthodox teas from this region at least 2.5 times higher than that of Assam CTC variants

A 140-kg shipment of orthodox specialty tea from Goodricke Group’s Dejoo garden in Assam on Monday fetched the company its highest price realisation ever, as the produce was sold at 45 euros a kg (Rs 3,195 a kg), generating about Rs 4.5 lakh. Last year, the tea from this garden had sold at around Rs 1,200 a kg.

Located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra at 1,000 feet above mean sea level, the Dejoo garden is one of the most prized for the company and produces 950,000 kg of orthodox tea annually. 

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