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Limbe Tea Auction: auction in Limbe / Blantyre

Limbe Tea Auction is a tea-trading channel in the Blantyre area of southern Malawi. Limbe / Blantyre, Malawi.

AGR-410 · Auction · Limbe / Blantyre, Malawi · MWK

Limbe Tea Auction is a tea-trading channel in the Blantyre area of southern Malawi. The Tea Association of Malawi describes its collaboration with the Tea & Coffee Merchants Association and brokers in managing the auction. For estates and factories it provides a route to trade buyers; for purchasers it offers a way to examine consignments by origin and commercial grade.

Van Rees's report dated 29 October 2026 lists 1,700 packages offered for Blantyre in week 44, while its Malawi commentary records 12% of the offering sold. Both indicators concern that reported sale, not the country's annual production. Packages have not been converted into kilograms because pack weights require separate confirmation. A low selling proportion in one week does not by itself demonstrate a lasting absence of demand or describe the quality of all Malawian tea.

A buyer should begin by obtaining a lot catalogue and contacting a broker. The specification should distinguish mark or estate, grade, production period, sample and pack size. Symbols such as PF1, BP1 and D1 identify commercial categories but do not replace liquor assessment and an agreed product specification. Clarify stock location, accompanying documents and the possible collection date. The listed TAML address is an industry contact point, not a verified address for delivering tea to the auction.

A seller should agree entry, sampling, lot descriptions and settlement timing with the broker. Export planning should separately budget for storage, transport to the dispatch point and documents for the actual route. A buyer preparing a blend should compare consignments with similar characteristics rather than selecting only the lowest apparent rate. Written terms help establish the distinction between an auction purchase and a delivered supply contract.

The price channel has R status because it is an external Van Rees trade report rather than the operator's offer list. The publication covers several international auctions, making it essential to select Malawi or Blantyre. A figure in the Mombasa table is not a Limbe price. Coverage can include directional commentary and a historical USD/kg average chart instead of a complete set of individual lot results. Retain the week, grade and price basis, and check whether the product actually appeared in that sale. A market comment supports negotiation but does not confirm a new consignment's availability.

What is priced: Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar, cotton, rubber and spices

Products and quotations

Black CTC tea; including PF1; BP1 and D1; grade availability depends on the sale

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources