TABLE-Bangladesh tea prices slide at weekly action

DHAKA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The average price of Bangladeshi
teas fell marginally by 0.18 percent to 139.49 taka ($2.02) per
kg at the weekly action on Tuesday, brokers said.

Nearly 1.78 million kg were sold on average at 139.49 taka
per kg, down 0.25 taka from the last sale. Some 16.30 percent of
teas on offer remained unsold and were taken back.

Buyers for Pakistan and Bangladesh, including exporters
mainly to the Commonwealth of Independent States participated in
the sale at the country's lone auction centre in the main port
city Chittagong.

Different grades were sold between 90 taka and 189 taka per
kg.

The next weekly auction will be held on Nov. 17, with an
offer of 1.69 million kg.

Following are the results of the auction in Bangladesh taka
per kg.

BROKENS

Bold/Large Brokens 125.00 - 135.00

Medium Brokens 131.00 - 135.00

Small Brokens 137.00 - 141.00

Plain Brokens 90.00 - 100.00

FANNINGS

Best Fannings 142.00 - 146.00

Good Fannings 139.00 - 141.00

Medium Fannings 135.00 - 138.00

Plain Fannings 95.00 - 115.00

DUST

Pekoe Dust 118.00 - 140.00

Red Dust 119.00 - 155.00

Dust 119.00 - 156.00

Churamoni Dust 135.00 - 189.00

($1 = 69.15 taka)

(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Keiron Henderson)