The value of coffee sold at the weekly auction in Nairobi grew 47.2 percent to Sh19.08 billion percent in the six months to June, new data shows, buoyed by higher volumes and improved prices.
Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that in the first six months, farmers sold 29,312 metric tonnes of coffee beans, up from 20,891.35 metric tonnes in a similar period last year—marking a 40.3 percent jump in sales.
