Coffee earnings up 17pc on higher volume and prices

Women pick coffee at a farm in Nyeri town. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

Coffee earnings grew 17 percent in this week’s auction on the back of higher volumes and prices of the commodity, with the market witnessing a limited supply of high-quality grades.

Data from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) shows the market recorded a turnover of $7.1 million (Sh816 million) this week when compared with $6.06 million (Sh697 million) that was witnessed last week.

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