Farmers celebrates best coffee prices, as  peak season comes to an ends 

The Mountain Journal

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The coffee growers across  the Mt Kenya region have registered better payment  for the year 2025/2026, compared to three years ago.

In the counties of Murang’a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Embu, the cooperative societies have reported a turnaround in fortunes as  societies that posted better prices are New Ngariama society through Kamwangi factory Sh 162 per kgs followed by Kinamui factory  Sh 160 per kgs, Rung’eto society’s  Kii Sh 155.62 per kgs and Karimukui Sh 155.55 per kgs  and  Kiangoi Sh 156.13 per kgs.

Nyeri based Gachatha fetched the rate of Sh 155 per kg which the farmers were joined by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe in the celebration last week

Analysts in the sector attribute the success to production of the quality coffee, as the crop in Brazil and Colombia dropped owing to attacks of diseases.

Rungeto society farmers  produced 5.5 million kgs earning a billion shillings with the payment rates being Kii Sh 155.62 per kgs, Karimukui Sh 155.55 per kgs  and  Kiangoi Sh 156.13 per kgs.

At Mutira cooperative society,Kagumo  factory will pay at the rate of  Sh 150.05 per kg. 

Kabare Society’s  Kiangombe factory Sh 148.95, Guama  factory Sh 151.30  and Nyanja  factory Sh157.40 . 

In Murang’a, Wanjengi factory  posted a payment of  Sh 130.50kg after production of 627,000kgs of cherry.

The farmers cooperative societies whose coffee in the year was marketed by the Alliance Berries Limited achieved  the highest payment followed by Kirinyaga Slopes and New KPCU.Kigumo MP Joseph Munyoro  said he was impressed with the coffee prices based on farmers' determination  and following the advice from the agriculture experts.

“ The prices in the year 2025/2026 to the farmers are better than of 2022/2023, owing  to their  commitment in increasing production,” said Munyoro, also a member of COTEPA..