Kirklees Estate sets another all-time record price for tea

Richard Pieris Group managed Kirklees Estate secured yet another all-time record price of Rs. 650 for a Dust No-1 Grade in the Uda Pussellawa category at the Colombo Tea Auctions held this week.
This line of tea was purchased by M/S Heritage Teas (Pvt ) Ltd, and the price surpassed the record price of Rs. 640 previously established by Kirklees Estate at the November 2, 2016 sale. 
Kirklees Estate said that it has been continuously maintaining a high standard of manufacture with the focus on producing some of the best Ceylon teas, which has increased demand for Kirklees Teas throughout the year.

The estate comes under the stewardship of the Superintendent Varuna Athauda who has been the driving force of the success of Kirklees Estate.

Richard Pieris Group subsidiary RPC Management Services Ltd. manages Kirklees Estate, and the estate’s tea broker is Eastern Brokers Limited. Kirklees Estate is the last Estate situated in the Uda Pussellawa Agro Climatic Region, and lies at an elevation of 1,400 meters above mean sea level in the Uda Pussellawa planting district.  The total extent is 232 hectares with an annual production of 600,000 kilogrammes of made tea.