GUWAHATI
The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA), a body of planters and producers, has opposed a gazette notification making it compulsory for producers to sell 100% of their dust teas through public auction.
The notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on February 26 also said at least 50% of other grades of tea – orthodox and the granular CTC (crush, tear, and curl) primarily – should reach the markets through the auction route.
