Kenya tea sales to Ireland rise on direct purchases

Traders at the Tea Trade Centre in Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s tea exports to Ireland continue to rise with volumes growing more than three fold in the first month of the year as a result of direct purchases of the commodity after Brexit.

Data from the Tea Directorate indicate that volumes bought by Ireland in January rose to 433,440 kilogrammes from 133,071 kilogrammes in corresponding period last year, an increase of 226 percent.

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