More than 630,000 bags of coffee traded in the year

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Kenya has managed to auction 637,444 bags of coffee in the last 10 months, making up to Sh38.3 billion. [Courtesy]

Kenya has managed to auction 637,444 bags of coffee in the last 10 months, making up to Sh38.3 billion.

A coffee sale report by the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) shows that in the period, running from October 1, three brokers including Alliance Berries Limited, NKPCU and Kirinyaga Slope brought 62 per cent of the coffee, as grades AA and AB fetched the best prices in the market.

The report shows that Alliance auctioned 198,509 bags, New KPCU brought to the auction 100,083 bags, while Kirinyaga Slopes, KCCE and Kipkelion brought 95,169, 51,464 and 51,428 bags respectively.