Kenya tea earnings fall Sh1.3 billion as Covid-19 takes toll

Workers pick tea at a farm in Kericho. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s earnings from tea in five months to May dropped by Sh1.3 billion as the sector suffered from effects of the Covid-19 that hit commodity trading in the world market.

The Tea Directorate said the demand of the beverage has been low in the review period, which also impacted negatively on price per kilo, having dropped to Sh223 from Sh238 in the corresponding period last year.

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