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UPASI’s TGLIA teas special e-auction to be held on March 19

10 Mar 2014 Evaluate

A special e-auction for UPASI’s The Golden Leaf India Award (TGLIA) teas is being held on March 19, 2014. The auction has good patronage this year with around 80.3 tonnes offered for sale compared with the 71.3 tonnes last year. TGLIA e-auction will be held on the UPASI Commodities Exchange (UCEL) e-auction platform which has an e-portal that facilitates the tea fraternity in their pursuit for a fair and transparent price.

Besides, this year’s Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition in its tenth year has elicited good response, with 148 entries from 52 estates/companies. The first level screening of teas for the TGLIA: STC was held on March 8 at UPASI in Coonoor.

UPASI (The United Planters’ Association of Southern India) is an apex body of planters of tea, coffee, rubber, pepper and cardamom in the Southern States of India viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in existence since 1893.