In 2024, Kenyan tea made a significant leap in the Russian market, securing the second spot in terms of tea imports, surpassing Sri Lanka. This notable shift was reported by TASS, citing data from Rosselkhozbank. According to the report, India remains the dominant tea supplier to Russia, accounting for approximately 30% of the imports. However,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.kei Coffee auction resumed after a break, with 12 local and international dealers buying 18,138 bags of coffee for Sh957,358,702. The earnings at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) registered a decline compared to Sh1.1 billion netted on December 17, after the sale of 21,636 bags. In the NCE report, Baragwi cooperative society’s…
By BBC In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in central Kenya, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the hillsides. Along with other farmers, Mr Macharia brings sacks of his bright red coffee cherries to the local processing plant, where they are weighed and treated. A machine removes the red…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea weekly sales fetched less returns of Sh1,344,775,787 after the sale of 3,899,719 kg of tea at the Mombasa tea auction. Reports from the auction indicates that factories in the east of the rift fetched Sh 987,699,220 after the sale of 2,355,828 kgs while the west of rift managed…
KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke KTDA Holdings last year earned Sh89.2 billion from the monthly payment up from the previous year of Sh67.7 billion. In the year the board approved a dividend of Sh 1,042,960,800 for the year ending June 30th, which will be disbursed to 54 factories, as the growers…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Seventeen coffee buyers bought 21,636 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) for Sh1,130,200,406 reflecting a rise compared to the previous sale. In the previous auction, the farmers netted Sh1,039,132,300 following the sale of 19,017 bags of coffee. The NCE reports reflect that cooperatives and estates allied to Alliance Berries Limited ,…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has ordered that next year coffee proceeds will be channeled directly to the growers from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) a move that has faced severe opposition. In a circular by the CS dated November 18, the CS directed coffee cooperative societies to provide their member’s details to the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee auction earned Sh 1,039,132,300,after trading 19,017 bags of coffee. Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reports reflect the farmers more than last week’s Sh 872.7 million after the auction of 17,293 bags. The reports further reflected that 11 coffee brokers including Alliance Berries Limited , KCCE and Kirinyaga Slopes delivered 13,058…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Tea farmers in the weekly sale earned Sh1.5 billion from the sale of 4.6 million kgs of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction up from the previous Sh1.4 billion. In the sale, the Kimunye factory earned the highest payment of Sh45.5 million after the sale of 108,880 kgs of tea. Ngere…
KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Tea growers are celebrating following the announcement that Sh2 billion they paid for fertlisers will be refunded alongside their November green leaf payment. In the year ended on June 30, KTDA deducted Sh1.50 per kilogramme of green leaf delivered for processing in the 70 factories in…
