The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjoural The recently implemented Tea levy charging Sh 2.28 per kg of made tea has immensely affected Kenya’ s tea at the weekly Mombasa Auction. Tea sales experts assert that the majority of the buyers who had favoured the Kenya tea have shifted to produce from other countries at the auction. In…
The Mountain Journal The small holder tea factories in the weekly tea market fetched Sh 1.37 billion after the auction of 4.1 million kgs of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In the market, the factories under the KTDA management that achieved the premier price are Gathuthi, Sh 424 per kgs Mununga Sh 424 per…
The Mountain Journal More tea factories have ventured into the installation of the orthodox tea processing equipment focusing on the expanded market, among other destinations. already, more than 12 factories produce the much needed specialty tea. The tea growers affiliated to the 71 tea processing factories, approved venturing into the new market through allocating use…
The Mountain Journal The coffers at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) have declined in the past two months with this week farmers presenting 11,835 bags that netted Sh 487.1 million In the market the coffee brokers presented 1,549 bags of grade AA, grade AB 1,763 bags , and grade C 984 bags that fetched premier…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke 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…
The Mountain Journal A high-level symposium themed “Zero Tariffs, Infinite Opportunities” was held at the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi, on Monday that brought together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to deepen trade and investment cooperation between Kenya and China. The high level discussions was centered on strengthening bilateral trade ties and…
The Mountain Journal Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe warned macadamia processors companies against failure to buy all locally produced nuts failure which will open a window for the export of the inshell. He ordered the processors must buy the commodity at the government-set minimum price of Sh100 per kilo to enable the farmers…
The Mountain Journal The KTDA has warned tea farmers of a crisis looming in the sector over the escalating fuel prices following the tension in the Middle East. As the tension escalate tea estimated above Ksh3 billion was lying in the warehouses due to the transshipment crisis caused by the Middle East war., The farmers…
The Mountain Journal The coffee market earned Sh 550.4 million after the auction of 12, 822 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). At the market, the coffee buyers offered less coffee compared to that of last week’s auction of 14,767 bags. The report from the NCE indicated that the coffee brokers…
The Mountain Journal The demand orthodox tea in the international markets has forced KTDA factories to venture into the much needed produce. Already eight factories have been registered by the tea board of Kenya to manufacture the premier brand with others led by Rukuriri, Ngere and Ikumbi expected to be commissioned this year. KTDA factories…
