Average prices of tea manufactured by bought leaf factories (BLF) during April increased over March with Jalpaiguri district registering the highest rise.
In March 2019, the average prices of BLF in Darjeeling (plains), Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri were Rs 102, Rs 105.61 and Rs 105.58 per kilogram, which increased to Rs 119.56, Rs 118.12 and Rs 123.41 per kilogram respectively in April.
In Andhra Pradesh, average prices of BLF in all its districts stood at Rs 203.94 kilogram last month as compared to 73 per kilogram in March.
In Assam's Jorhat, the average prices of BLF in April fell to Rs 150.02 per kilogram from Rs 158.47 per kilogram in the previous month of March.
However, in the state's Cachar district, prices registered a rise of BLF prices. It was Rs 130.64 per kilogram in April as against Rs 121.73 per kilogram in March 2019, a Tea Board statement uploaded on its website said.
Kerala's Idduki and Wayanad districts registered a rise in prices to Rs 99.28 per kilogram and Rs 96.03 per kilogram in April from Rs 97.65 per kilogram and Rs 95.44 per kilogram respectively in March, according to the statement.
Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore and Nilgiri both registered a fall in the average prices of BLF in April at Rs 93.87 per kilogram and Rs 98.73 per kilogram respectively as compared to Rs 94.67 per kilogram and Rs 99.66 per kilogram in that order.
Meanwhile, for revamping the e-auction system, Tea Board engaged the services of a team drawn from IIM Bangalore, an official of Tea Board said.
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