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Farmers raise red flag over coffee theft
According to Kenya Coffee Producers and Traders Association which runs the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, coffee beans last week averaged $480 for 50 kilo bag of grade AA, and $310 for other grades.
High international coffee prices against declining production of the crop has set-off a series of theft incidents in coffee growing areas. The most affected areas are Central Kenya and parts of Kisii where a watchman was killed at Nyabonge factory over the weekend and 50 bags of coffee stolen.
In Kiambu, Gathage, Nembu, Thiririka and Muhara coffee factories have lost a combined amount of 80 bags in recent weeks.
