Tea prices plunge to six-month low at auction

Mombasa Tea Auction in session. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The price of tea at the Mombasa Auction declined significantly in this week’s trading to mark the lowest value to have been realised since January.

Data from the East African Tea Trade Association indicates that a kilo of the beverage dropped to $2.16 (Sh253.8) a kilo from $2.23 (Sh262) in the previous sale despite a decline in volumes.

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