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Tea from Rwanda has continued to dominate the Mombasa tea auction, achieving an average of Sh354.75 per kilogramme compared to Kenyan tea which traded at Sh299.28 per kg.
In last week’s auction, Kenya’s 9,424.6 tonnes of tea generated Sh2.8 billion, with Sh2.1 billion of the total amounted generated by Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) factories.
Data from the auction indicate that out of the 10,300 tonnes traded as KTDA-managed factories, 6,600 tonnes was succesfully sold while 1,600 tonnes was returned to the warehouse unsold, as players failed to agree on the price.
Rwanda sold 552 tonnes of tea, taking home Sh196.1 million from the auction.
