Erbil Expo in Iraq boosts CTC leaf exports from Coonoor tea auctions

Tea exporters in Coonoor are pinning hopes on getting orders for more shipments, thanks to a strong demand from Iraqi buyers after Erbil Expo was held in that country two weeks ago. Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Dipak Shah, president of South India Tea Exporters Association told businessline that there has been considerable interest shown by Iraqi buyers for larger grades of CTC leaf in which its prices went up by ₹15 per kg over a period of three weeks. Coonoor is the…