Coffee earnings drop by Sh2.4bn

Coffee earnings for the eight months to August dropped by Sh2.4 billion compared with a similar period last year. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Coffee earnings for the eight months to August dropped by Sh2.4 billion compared with a similar period last year, as the sector suffered from effects of Covid-19 on input supply chains and lower quality bean.

Market report from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) indicates that the crop had earned Kenya Sh9 billion by the end of last month, down from Sh11.4 billion in corresponding period last year.

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