Sisal earnings rise to Sh1.2 billion on high prices

A worker harvests sisal on a farm in Taita Taveta in March 2018. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Sisal prices rose to a record high in the three months to September, earning the country Sh1.2 billion in the review quarter when compared with the corresponding period last year.

Data by the Fibre Crops Directorate shows that the price of the commodity shot to a high of Sh182 per kilogramme between July and September compared to Sh165 in the same period last year.

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