PRIME Kenya’s miraa exports to Somalia dip 17pc on Ethiopia competition Somalia is the main destination of miraa exports from Kenya, buying 99 percent of the exported crop.
PRIME Coffee exports to Kuwait fetch highest price globally Kuwait’s entry marks a new frontier for Kenya’s specialty coffee, joining emerging buyers such as the United Arab Emirates, France, Malaysia, Australia and Belgium among others.
PRIME Kenya bans macadamia harvesting to protect quality Kenya has imposed a two-and-a-half-month ban on harvesting and trading macadamia nuts to allow the crop to mature fully.
PRIME Kenya opens livestock genetics market to UK breeders The deal allows the UK sheep and goat breeders to export breeding material to Kenya.
PRIME Formal intake of milk surges to 690m litres in eight months The formal sector refers to milk that is collected, processed or distributed via licensed, regulated channels, as opposed to the informal market of raw milk sold locally in Kenya.
PRIME State targets non-traditional zones in coffee revival drive The move adds to the ongoing reform track where the government has since February 2023 restructured regulation, including bringing the Nairobi Coffee Exchange under the Capital Markets Authority,...
PRIME Tea overtakes soda ash to become Kenya’s top export to India Besides tea and soda ash, Kenya’s exports to India include pigeon peas and coffee.
PRIME Coffee dethrones suits, shorts as Kenya’s top export to US The resurgence in coffee export earnings coincides with renewed efforts by the government and private sector to revitalise the coffee value chain.
PRIME Kenya’s goat meat sales to UAE hit Sh5.47bn amid Ruto’s vaccination push The UAE has been one of President Ruto’s most frequently visited destinations since taking office in September 2022.
Why the price of gold is skyrocketing The speed of the upswing has been much faster than analysts had predicted and brings the total gains to nearly 100 percent.
PRIME Kenya set for mass rollout of GM cassava in 18 counties Kalro seeks approval to commercialise Kenya’s first genetically modified cassava.
PRIME China trade surplus with Kenya surges ahead of landmark tariff deal Kenya’s trade deficit with China widened to Sh295.8 billion in the first half of 2025.
PRIME Tea export earnings dip for first time in seven years, hit by low Pakistan orders KTDA data shows that average prices per kilogramme of processed tea dropped across all major growing zones.
PRIME CBK increases gold holdings by 40.8 percent Central banks across emerging markets have been increasing gold holdings as a safeguard against geopolitical risks and currency depreciation.
PRIME Kenya’s imports from US in first drop in 5 years on low aircraft orders Kenya’s imports from the US fell 9.8 percent to Sh70.39 billion in the first half of 2025, down from Sh78.11 billion a year earlier.
PRIME State woos investors with 21-year renewable leases for Bura sugarcane farming The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) said it has opened up 25,000 acres for sugarcane production in Bura under lease terms.
PRIME Coffee exports value nearly doubles in H1 amid reforms KNBS says the rise in volumes and value of exported coffee was the main driver of a 12.8 percent increase in the overall revenue fetched by Kenya from domestic exports during the period.
PRIME Kiru, Michi, Chinga factories bag top prices in maiden orthodox tea sale The Mombasa auction on September 24, launched a new trading window for orthodox tea as part of a strategy to boost farmer earnings.
PRIME Rwanda, Burundi tea hardest hit by Mombasa auction price drop Trade at the Mombasa tea auction has been hit by a sustained pile-up of unsold tea over the last two years amid subdued demand for the black tea sold there.
PRIME KTDA blames lower farmer pay on strong shilling, quality woes Thousands of farmers serving 67 factories under KTDA factories were shocked to receive lower bonuses, with some reporting drops of more than Sh110 a kilo compared with last year’s earnings.
PRIME Mombasa auction trades first orthodox tea Kenya is the only country in the world that produces purple tea, but is yet to tap its full potential, even with a ready market.
PRIME Flower exporters lose Sh1.4bn on JKIA planes snub Most of Kenya’s flowers are sold to the Netherlands (about 70 percent), followed by the United Kingdom. Other significant markets are Germany, Italy, and France.
PRIME Value of fruit exports surges 27pc on avocado boom Avocado shipments soar, while bananas dominate in terms of value, and mango production remains consistent.
PRIME Acreage under coffee shrinks as investors eye profitable ventures Farmers in Murang'a and Nyeri are shifting to profitable crops, encouraged by better returns from the export markets.
PRIME Kenya vegetable exports hit by tough EU market rules The value of Kenya’s vegetable exports dipped by a massive 53.83 percent to Sh23.5 billion in the 2024 crop season.
