Weak euro spells diminished Kenyan horticulture returns

A worker at a flower firm in Naivasha. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s horticulture sector is facing fresh threats as the euro —the currency in which it is paid for exports— has lost ground against the shilling over the past six months.

Commercial banks on Wednesday quoted the local currency at the Sh120.6 mark against the euro, down from an average of Sh128 that it recorded in February. On Friday it had dropped to a low of 119.

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