Maiden white tea auction held in Sreemangal
Around 50,000 kilograms of tea leaves were sold at around Tk 85 lakh in the country's 17th tea auction at Sreemangal Tea Auction Centre on February 3.
Two things happened for the first time this year: Brindaban Tea Garden of Habiganj sold white tea, and Panchagarh tea garden owners came all the way to Moulvibazar to take part in the event.
A total of 60,000 kgs of tea from various gardens were extracted and up for sale at the auction where white tea had the highest price tag.
"The main attraction of the auction was the white tea," said Helal Ahmed, managing director of Sreemangal Tea Brokers.
White tea was auctioned off through Sreemangal Tea Brokers, and Selim Tea House bought the tea at Tk 5,010 a kg, he said.
It takes about 12 kgs of high-quality tea leaves to produce one kg of white tea, which is very expensive and beneficial for human body, he said.
"Brindaban Tea Garden has been working for a long time to produce white tea," said Nasir Uddin Khan, manager of the garden.
Only human labour is used to produce the special tea leaves, and no machine is involved in the whole process, he said.
"I, along with the assistant managers, picked the leaves from the garden. That is why the quality and taste of this tea is extraordinary. White tea is the result of my long research and hard work. We produced only 10 kgs this year."
Sreemangal Tea Brokers and Ruposhi Bangla Tea Brokers also participated in the auction.
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