Photo/ KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru
The Mountain Journal
The Mombasa tea auction last week fetched Sh790.9 million from the sale of 2,106,789 Kgs lower that Sh915.2 million of the previous week.
In the market, Githongo tea factory led the pack with Sh27.5 million from the sale of 66,780 kgs, Makomboki Sh23.8 million, 56,400 kgs, Kinoro Sh23.4 million for 55,354 kgs, Imenti Sh23.3 million for 55,560 kgs, and Kanyenya ini Sh22.5 million for 59,332 kgs.
Rukiriri tea factory based in Embu in the auction managed to present 40,580 kgs that earned Sh16.9 million.
In the auction dated October 7, tea factories in the East of Rift sold 1,521,407 Kgs for Sh613. 5 million representing 72 percent.
However, the factories west of the Rift presented 585,382 Kgs at the auction that accounted for Sh 177.4 million accounting for 28 percent.
KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru said the tea stakeholders were working towards educating the growers on the importance of the quality tea in the market.
“ We have embarked on a programme to educate the growers across the buying centres on the need for plucking the quality green leaf,” said Mr Njeru.
Momul factory from west of the rift in the auction earned Sh13.5 million after the sale of 38,880 kgs.
At the same time, four tea factories Ragati, Itumbe, Gitugi and Kagwe tea factories were recognised for production of quality tea and emerged the best during the sixth African Tea Convention and Exhibition held in Kigali, Rwanda last week.
The three days convention that brought together professionals in the tea value chain from the globe, the four tea factories from Kenya were among those that exhibited their products and received top recognition awards for producing the best innovative tea in the specialty tea class competition.
Gitugi tea factory was recognised for production of orthodox tea in the forum.
