Tea hits nine-month high above set minimum price

Packaging set for auction and export

A worker at Empire Kenya loading tea for auction and export. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NMG 

Tea prices at the Mombasa auction have for the first time in nine months traded above the government set minimum price as the beverage continues to record impressive performance.

Data from the East African Tea Trade Association (Eatta) indicates that a kilogramme of the commodity traded at $2.46 from $2.42 in the previous sale.

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