THERE was high demand at this week’s East African tea auction, with brisk trading on the floor for quality leafs that were on offer, Africa Tea Brokers (ATB) said in a market report released on Wednesday. According to the ATB report, most catalogues recorded an increase of an average of $1.5 on best lots due to competition. “There was strong interest from Yemen and other Middle East countries, while Afghanistan and Egypt lent useful support, but the United Kingdom remained selective,” the ATB report said.