Tea Price Report | Week 17 | Ending 24 April 2026

The Week 17 Tea Price Report for the Period ending April 24th is sponsored by the East

Africa Tea Trade Association, EATTA, owners of the Mombasa Tea Auction since 1956.

Tea markets closed Week 17 with prices edging firmer across the major auction centers, but

the underlying signal remains quality, not volume.

Prices, Colombo, North India, Mombasa, and Indonesia, buyers continued to participate but

with discipline.

Competition focused on clean, well-manufactured teas needed for immediate blending and export

commitments.

Secondary grades remain more difficult to secure, requiring price adjustments or weaker bidding.

Pricing reflects that structure clearly.

In Colombo, prices averaged $3.24 per kilo up 3 cents a week on week.

North India averaged $1.92 per kilo up 4 cents on the last available official benchmark.

Mombasa came in at $2.23 up 2 cents on the prior sale, while Indonesia averaged $2.44 per

kilo also up 3 cents on an indicative basis.

The structural backdrop remains important.

Stable currencies in Sri Lanka and Kenya cause pressure from freight and energy and lower

cropped signals in selected origins are limiting downward price flexibility.

At the same time, there is no sign of speculative buying.

This is still a market governed by need, quality, and execution.

The takeaway is straightforward, global tea prices are firming modestly, but not because

buyers are tracing volume.

They compete on quality that justifies the price.

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