Mt. Vernon Estates achieves all-time record

Mt. Vernon estate achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 540 for a BPS grade in the Western High Grown CTC category at the Weekly Tea Auctions held on 15 March. This line of tea was purchased by Vanrees Ceylon Ltd. and was marketed by Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers Ltd. Mt. Vernon estate is situated in Kotagala Agro Climatic Sub-District in the Dimbula Planting district, at an elevation of 1188mts above sea level. This estate is certified under ISO 22000 – Food, Safety & Hygiene Management Standard and produces over a million kgs of high quality CTC teas annually. Mt. Vernon estate is managed by Kotagala Plantations PLC.