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,…
The Mountain Journal Fourteen local and international coffee buyers spent Sh 397.1 million in purchasing 9,826 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). During the weekly auction, coffee brokers Alliance Berries Limited and New KPCU delivered the highest consignment of coffee. Munani coffee factory affiliated to Mikumbune cooperative society marketed by Alliance Berries…
The Mountain Journal Kenya tea growers produced 364.1 8 million kgs of green leaf, with smallholders accounting for 197.4 million kgs plucked between January and July this year. In the latest report by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK), 52.7 million kgs of tea was in July shipped to 63 countries with Pakistan leading with…
The Mountain Journal A relief at the troubled Kangunu coffee cooperative society in Mathioya after the farmers elected a new management committee. Last week, the farmers elected a five man management committee chaired by John Chege after the former committee led by Geoffrey Macharia failed to offer themselves in the much awaited election. The five…
The Mountain Journal Business enterprises in the tea growing belt got a reprieve following circulation of millions of shillings injected from bonus payments. In a spot check in parts of Murang’a, Kirinyaga and Embu counties, traders were stocking their business premises as the farmers withdrew money between Thursday and Saturday. The farmers allied to Nduti,…
The Mountain Journal Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) earned 619 cooperatives and estate farmers close to Sh 371.7 million from the sale of 9,030 bags of coffee. The highest achieved price was Mbee factory of New Mitamboni cooperative affiliated to New KPCU where a bag of AA was sold at Sh40,830. Kaukiswa factory under Kambusu cooperative…
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,…
