The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Mombasa Tea Auction in the latest auction managed to auction 3,484,906 kgs sourced from KTDA managed tea factories, with the buyers paying Sh1,263,763,108. According to details obtained from Mombasa Tea Auction factories in the East of Rift sold 2,312,215 kgs that earned Sh955.3 million, while those in the west of…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee dealers purchased 12,074 bags of the commodity at Sh 532.4 million during the weekly auction. The auction at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reflected higher returns compared to the previous week of Sh 361.7 million following the auction of 8,960 bags of coffee. In the reports from the NCE, Gititu factory…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mombasa tea auction last week sold 8,309,566 kgs of the commodity to the local and international buyers. In the sale Kenya sold 7,360,618 kgs packed into 106,960 packages, followed by Uganda with 666,939 kgs. In the weekly market reports, other countries that participated are Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi that presented at…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya’s weekly coffee auction netted Sh 361.7 million following the sale of 8,960 bags of coffee. In the auction market, produce sold by Alliance Berries Limited, and New KPCU achieved the highest price. According to Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reports Evas Estate in Mathira, Nyeri achieved the highest price of Sh43,473…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Farmers in Kirinyaga County are reaping big from irrigation projects initiated by the CountyGovernment.The projects, aimed at increasing access to irrigation water supply have enabled thousands ofhouseholds to undertake subsistence farming thus increasing agricultural productivity, reducingfood insecurity and uplifting the living standards of many families in the rural areas.Under an elaborate…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke More than 313,749,789 kgs of tea from Kenya has been shipped to the foreign market between January and September this year. The majority of the produce that attracted the 81 buyers was sourced from the KTDA managed tea factories. According to the details obtained at the Mombasa Tea Auction, in the…
The Mountain Journal Cooperative societies and estates affiliated to Alliance Berries Limited and New KPCU continued to reap better returns from the coffee auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). The farmers earned Sh499,355,137 for the sale of 11,864 bags of coffee compared to the Sh397.1 million which was earned in the previous week upon…
The Mountain Journal Small holder farmers tea factories last week made Sh921.4 million after they auctioned 2.7 million kgs at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In the tea market, factories in the east of the rift through their brokers presented 1,830,330 kgs of the commodity, while those from west of the rift brought 954,864 kgs. A…
The Mountain Journal Tea worth Sh2.24 billion weighing 155.09 million kilogrammes was exported to the international market between July and September this year up from 120.24 million kilogrammes. In a quarterly report, the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) reveals that during the period the local sale of the commodity was at 8.54 million kilogrammes higher…
The Mountain Journal New KPCU has disbursed Sh46.3 million to coffee farmers in 13 counties. In a report, the organisation disbursed the cherry advanced revolving fund to 493 coffee farmers between October 14 and October 21. New KPCU Managing Director Timothy Mirugi says the kitty will go along improving the coffee farming. In the disbursement,…
