Coffee exports value nearly doubles in H1 amid reforms

Coffee farm

A farmer inspects her coffee bushes in Laikipia county on July 22, 2025.

Photo credit: Joseph Kanyi | Nation

The value of unroasted coffee shipped out of Kenya by exporters almost doubled to Sh35.4 billion during the first six months of this year, compared to Sh19.3 billion realised during a similar period in 2024 spelling a boon for farmers in the coming months amid ongoing reforms in the sub-sector.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that this year’s spike bucked a sustained falling trend observed since the period between July and December 2023, when the value rose to Sh23.1 billion, up from Sh21.3 billion during the preceding half.

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