Udhagamandalam: Mr.C.S.Hariprakash, Deputy Director of Tea Development, Tea Board,South has in a press note issued at Coonoor on Wednesday stated that the District Average Green Leaf price for the month of September will be Rs.14.38.

It was based on the consolidated auction sale average of CTC teas from Bought Leaf Tea Factories during August 2021.

All the Bought Leaf Tea Factories in the Nilgiris district have been asked to adhere to the price announced.

All the officers concerned of the Tea Board have been instructed to ensure that all the factories go by the fixed price and not pay anything lower.