Blow to farmers as State shuts coffee auction

Coffee auction has become the latest victim of the coronavirus after the Ministry of Health ordered its closure last week as the government races to curb the spread of the disease.

The directive to the Haile Selassie Avenue-based Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), which was issued in the middle of trading last Tuesday, is set to affect lots that had already been offered for sale during the auction with the impact trickling down to the long-suffering farmer.