Hayleys Best Tea Plucker Competition Sets Pace for Sri Lankan Tea Industry

Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTEL) emerged overall winners at the first ever Hayleys Plantations Best Tea Plucker Competition 2020 Palaniselvi, a Tea Harvester from the Bearwell Estate, sealed the win by plucking 9.7kg of prime tea in just 30 minutes (which amounts to a harvesting rate of 19.4 kg/h) gaining the top score of 88.63% from the judges. She won an all-expenses paid trip to India for her and four members of her family, as well as a Rs. 40,000 cash prize, in addition to the title of Best Tea Plucker for 2020 across the entire Hayleys Plantations group.

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