Tea Price Report | Week 9 | Ending 06 March 2026

0:00Ring Central's AI receptionist uses voice AI to answer on the first ring, so you'll never miss a call again. In just a few minutes, you can personalize your own AI receptionist to answer questions, route calls, schedule appointments, and even send texts in multiple languages. Plus, it's easy to scale. Create unlimited AI receptionists across any phone system. It's all powered by one reliable platform for effortless AI communications. See for yourself at ringcentral.com Ring Central Voice of your business He auctions closed week nine broadly steady across Colombo, North India, Mombasa, and Indonesia. But dispersion inside catalogs continue to widen. Benchmark averages remain range bound, yet price realization is increasingly determined on an invoice by invoice basis. Ring M well-made T's cleared competitively, particularly brighter-liquering, high-grown, and consistently liquidity grades, while secondary and mixed descriptions met selective demand

1:05or discounted outcomes. In Colombo, demand remains strongest for high-grown rovin and well-made orthodox T's with premiums sustained on brighter-liquering and voices, and in a lower elevation T's cleared selectively. Premium small leaf and bolder varieties yielded firmer outcomes, while average T's required price alignment to clear efficiently. The weekly average was $4.17 per kilo. That's down one cent from the prior week. In North India, some liquidity grades continue to anchor Benchmark formation. Cleaner and well-made invoices cleared at firm to steady levels, while planar T's met selective demand. Domestic absorption remains stable, and exporters continue to operate with discipline. Price is average, approximately $2.93 per kilo, and we've died, down one cent from the prior week. In East Africa, good demand prevailed with improved absorption in the unsold percentage

2:09narrowing to approximately 17%. The all auction average hammer, price firm, by one cent to close at $2.20 per kilo. BP1 and PF1 category showed firm to dearer tendencies, particularly for brighter-liquering T's. Auction trade in Indonesia remains selective with steadier to easier rates across orthodox and CTC categories. A meaningful portion of invoices remained unsold, reinforcing cautious and specification led by behavior. Price is average, approximately $1.18 per kilo, down one cent from the prior week. Across the four Benchmarks, premium clean manufacturer T continues to compete competitively, while undifferentiated T increasingly trades at a discount or on deferral. Use a T journey dot pub and select T price report for a detailed regional breakdown,

3:10six month trade signals, and near-term outlook for quarter one pricing dynamics. That's the TBS price report for week nine ending 27th February, 2026. Produced by Adavita Studios, connector voice to the world. Ring Central's AI receptionist uses voice AI to answer on the first ring, so you'll never miss a call again. In just a few minutes, you can personalize your own AI receptionist to answer questions, route calls, schedule appointments, and even send texts in multiple languages. Plus, it's easy to scale. Create unlimited AI receptionists across any phone system. It's all powered by one reliable platform for effortless AI communications. See for yourself at ringcentral.com. Ring Central. Voice of your business.