Srilanka, March 14 -- Auction No. 10 that concluded was the second auction following the recent tension in the Middle East and notwithstanding the speculation of adverse repercussions the overall demand prices at the auctions there was good general demand, with only the Tippy teas declining substantially and at times being unsellable.

The total auction quantities declined further, with approximately 5.0 million kilogrammes (M/Kgs) on offer, of which the Ex-Estate offerings totalled 0.75 M/Kgs, down from 0.8 M/Kgs the previous week.

The offerings in the Ex-Estate catalogues showed less availability of the Select Best seasonal Westerns, whilst it continued to have on offer a fairly useful selection of teas, particularly from the Western...