Guwahat: First 'work from home experience' at GTAC tea auction on July 1

Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) will sell brew in online bidding for first time in history of industry from July 1, an exercise it called "work from home experience".

All stakeholders will participate from ir respective homes, GTAC secretary Priyanuz Dutta said.

Guwahati is currently under complete lockdown for 14 days since June 28 following recent surge in COVID-19 positive cases in city.

quantity on offer at GTAC sale number 27 scheduled for Wednesday is 4.55 million kgs and it is expected that re will be approximately 180 bidders, he said on Tuesday.

"Sale . 27 of GTAC, scheduled to start on July one, is going to be first of its kind as entire sale will be a work from home experience for each and every stakeholder involved, be it a buyer or a broker", Dutta said in a release.

prices achieved at GTAC between sales 13 to 26 this year have been attractive with an aver price of Rs 225 per kg as against an aver of Rs 148 per kg for same period in previous year, he said.

In sale 26 last week, GTAC achieved an aver price of Rs 265 per kg as against an aver of Rs 157 per kg for corresponding sale last year.

GTAC, release said, "les way yet again to set up perfect example on how to move ahe even if faced with difficulties." "We look forward to an active participation and continued support from our registered buyers to make this sale historic in more ways than one", Dutta ded.