TEA NEWS #Tea Market Report Sale 33-2020

STRONG DEMAND CLOSELY FOLLOWING QUALITY WITH PRICES CONTINUING TO ESCALATE THROUGH TO THE CLOSE BP1 : East dearer 35/80 cts. West dearer 20/40 cts. Nandi dearer 4/12 cts. Limuru dearer 20/35 cts. Kericho dearer 2/8 cts. Uganda fully firm to 15 cts dearer. PF1 : East dearer 20/30 cts. West dearer 12/25 cts. Nandi around last. Limuru dearer 6/12 cts. Kericho dearer 4/16 cts. Uganda fully firm to 10 cts dearer. PD : East dearer 15/35 cts. West dearer 4/6 cts. Nandi dearer 5/10 cts. Limuru dearer 3/6 cts. Kericho dearer 4/8 cts. Uganda dearer 4/10 cts. D1 : Clean leaf East dearer upto 10 cts, others easier 2/4 cts. West dearer 4/8 cts. Nandi and Limuru dearer 2/5 cts. Kericho dearer 4/8 cts. Uganda dearer 4/8 cts Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Yemen very active. SECONDARIES GOOD DEMAND, STRONG ON SELECTED QUALITY FNGS : East KTDA Fngs 1 firm to dearer 5/60 cts, selected West firm to dearer 2/20 cts others easier 2/10 cts, Nandi firm to dearer 8/16 cts, Limuru firm to dearer 2/30 cts, Kericho and Uganda irregularly firm to dearer 2/15 cts. DUSTS : Good leaf and liquor East and West KTDA Dust firm to dearer 16 cts, Nandi dearer 8 cts, Limuru firm to dearer 2 cts, good leaf and liquor Kericho and Uganda firm to dearer 2/10 cts others easier by same margins. Sudan, UK, Egypt active on quality, Somalia active on the lower end of the market.