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Kenyan tea exports to Russia fall Sh1bn on war

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 2 min read

Tea pickers at work. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Russian-Ukraine war has cut the value of tea exports to Moscow by Sh1.1 billion, highlighting the effects of the chaos on Kenyan farmers.

Data from the Tea Board of Kenya indicates that the value of tea exported to Russia went down from Sh6.2 billion in 2021 to Sh5.1 billion last year.

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.

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