Cane farmers, millers lock horns over prices review Sugar cane farmers and millers are battling over pricing, with the factories threatening to shut their plants from Friday.
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138,000 herders register for livestock insurance Farmers tap more than Sh2.7 billion worth of benefits in the form of claims payouts and State insurance premium subsidies.
Eight Kenyan firms to import 43,000 tonnes of industrial sugar Eight Kenyan firms have been cleared to import 43,000 metric tonnes of sugar under a special EAC tax.
Win for sugar millers as State zero-rates ethanol Denatured alcohol is one into which a substance has been added, making the mixture unfit for human use.
Kenya has costliest fuel in East Africa despite latest price cut Kenya has the most expensive fuel in the East African region.
Buyers turn to leeks on high onion prices As the cost of red onions skyrockets, Kenyan consumers are turning to alternatives such as spring, white onions or leeks.
Production of cheaper hydropower hits 2-year high as dams spill KenGen and other hydropower producers increased the generation of cheaper electricity to the highest level in 26 months in March.
Poultry farmers protest US push to open Kenyan market Poultry producers have protested an alleged push by the US to have Kenya open up its market to finished agricultural products.
Tea farmers face decline in earnings as sales, prices fall Tea farmers are facing a decline in earnings this year as prices of the beverage tumble at the weekly Mombasa auction.
Milk intake by processors up 28pc on increased production The quantity of milk purchased by processors from farmers went up by 27.7 percent.
Bonds maturity falls on short-term paper surge The average time to maturity for issued Treasury bonds fell to seven years and nine months or 7.8 years in January.
Tullow now plans Kenya’s first oil in 2028 Tullow says the Field Development Plan has been optimised to be robust at low global oil prices.
Concern as 41pc of tea at Mombasa unsold Over 41 percent of Kenya’s tea taken to Mombasa sale in March went unsold.
Miraa export boycott call flops as prices dip 85pc per kilogramme A seven-day miraa export boycott called by farmers last week flopped Wednesday.
Farmers getting subsidised fertiliser doubles in a year At least two in every three farmers in Kenya had purchased the government’s subsidised fertiliser as of March.
UK waives duty on Kenya flower exports UK expects the policy action to benefit its citizens through reduced “price, seasonality and variety”.
Why pump prices will go up from next month Prices of Murban crude on the global market have climbed to highs last seen in October last year.
Farmers protest 13pc cut on sugarcane prices Sugarcane farmers have opposed the new cane pricing rates announced by the Sugarcane Pricing Committee.
Boost for farmers as tea auction prices jump 29pc Tea farmers have been handed a boost as tea prices at the Mombasa auction hit $3.41 (Sh443) per kilogramme.
Consumer pain as cooking gas prices up to record high Cooking gas prices heated to an all-time high of Sh3,231.84 for the 13-kilogramme cylinder in March.
Cost of transport rises fastest on high fuel prices The cost of transport has risen by the fastest rate among the 13 key categories of goods and services.
Kenya ends oil import feud with Uganda Kenya will finally license the Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc).
Where to purchase the cheapest maize in Kenya Makutano, an urban centre in West Pokot, which borders Trans Nzoia, has the cheapest maize in the country.