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Tea markets closed Week 25 with a firmer but still highly selective tone. Demand was present across the major auctions, but buyers remained disciplined, concentrating on clean, useful teas rather than bidding broadly across the catalog.| In Colombo, prices averaged $3.95/kg this week, ↓ -$0.05/kg vs the previous week, Sale 22. In North India, prices averaged $2.59/kg this week, ↑ +$0.06/kg vs last available official average, Week 23 ending 6 June. In Mombasa, prices averaged $2.22/kg this week, ↑ +$0.08/kg vs the previous week, Week 24. In Indonesia, prices averaged $2.41/kg this week, → 0.00/kg vs prior indicative benchmark. | The structural drivers remain consistent: quality differentiation, exporter resistance, stable-to-uneven currencies, and elevated logistics and cost pressure. The market is not distressed, but it is increasingly unforgiving. | The takeaway: this is a quality-led market. Buyers are active, but only where the tea, the price, and the execution justify the bid.| Podlink signup: https://pod.link/1549975153
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