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Kenya’s coffee market in first three months between October and January auctioned 243,419bags that earned the estates and cooperative farmers Sh11.8 billion.
In the report at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE),15 coffee brokers generated Sh11,866,653,370 in the 16 coffee auctions.
in the first quarter of year 2024/2025, where Alliance Berries Limited led with Sh 4.9 billion, Kirinyaga Slopes Sh1.3 billion, and KCCE Sh1 billion.
The report covers the months of October, November and January.
Others are Murang’a 3,694 bags for Sh182,861,559, CEBBL 2,911 bags Sh133,393,657,Kinya 3,118 bags Sh140,354,505
In the three months analysis, NCE CEO Lisper Ndung’u said coffee producers allied to the Alliance Berries, Kirinyaga Slopes, KCCE got better payments after the sale of their coffee.
“ In this period the performance of the brokers was better compared to the previous session of 2023/2024,”said Ms Ndung’u. In the period, some of the brokers participated in less sales Baringo Kawa auctioned the produce once on October 15, for only 38 bags weighing 2,275 kgs, Murang’a participated nine sales.
In the report the brokers who presented low coffee presentation at the auction are Kiambu coffee 1,514 bags, Baringo Kawa 38 bags, Bungoma 242 bags, while, CEBBL participated nine times.
She further called on farmers to continue production with better quality that will attract the market, thus better income.
In the counties, performance in three months a report states that Nyeri leads in sales volume, while Murang’a has achieved the highest maximum price per bag.
Murang’a County Cooperative CEC Kimani Mugo said coffee is the best crop for the majority of the growers in the Mt Kenya region.
“The county government was working with stakeholders to increase production thus posting better returns to the growers,” said Mugo..
The report by Coffee Value Chain Expert Henry Kinyua asserts that Kirinyaga maintained its position with the highest total value and average price per kilogram.
Kinyua said Murang’a presented 30,428 bags, that fetched Sh1.7 billion, while Kirinyaga managed 2,402,720 kgs, that fetched Sh 2.2 billion adding that Nyeri county presented at the auction 40,194 bags earning Sh2.1 billion.
In the payment to growers, the counties of Nyeri, Murang’a and Kirinyaga received Sh106 per kilogramme,Sh109 per kilogramme and Sh111 per kilogramme respectively,” said Kinyua.
Others were Makueni 19,842kgs that earned Sh 13 million,Machakos presented 6,299 bags that generated Sh280 million.
