Tea output up 8pc as stocks pile up over price impasse

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A woman carries a sack with tea leaves on her back after plucking at a farm in Kapsabet, Nandi County on April 04, 2023. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

Tea production grew by eight percent in the first 10 months of the year on higher rainfall, but an impasse at the auction over minimum prices is derailing selling.

Production of the green leaf rose for the third month in a row in October driven by wet conditions in the tea growing areas during the period, according to data from the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK).

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