UAE topples UK as third largest buyer of Kenyan tea

Women pick tea leaves at a farm. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) overtook the United Kingdom (UK) as the third-largest buyer of Kenyan tea in February, underling the Covid-related upheavals of key target markets.

The Tea Directorate data shows that buyers in the UAE snapped up 4.22 million kilogrammes of Kenyan tea in February, toppling the UK as the traditional third-largest buyer of Kenya’s produce.

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