A 50-kilogramme bag on average fetched Sh19,600 this week up from previous Sh17,400.
This marks the third time in a row the prices have recorded an impressive performance since the resumption from a one-month recess.
The NCE said the rally resulted from an increase in volume of quality beans from the short-term crop of eastern Kenya.
Coffee prices have continued on an upward trajectory since the auction resumed last month helped by inflows of quality beans.
A market report by Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) indicates a 50-kilogramme bag on average fetched Sh19,600 this week up from previous Sh17,400.
This marks the third time in a row the prices have recorded an impressive performance since the resumption from a one-month recess.
The NCE said the rally resulted from an increase in volume of quality beans from the short-term crop of eastern Kenya.
“We expect the current price to hold for a while because of the good coffee that we are getting from farmers,” said chief executive Daniel Mbithi.
The good price comes at a time the auction has been automated, a move expected to increase transparency and efficiency at the NCE.
All the stakeholders — farmers, buyers, marketing agents and government — will now obtain real-time reports from the upgraded system.
Kenya seeks to revive the once-vibrant crop with the formation of Kenya Coffee Platform, an initiative that brings value-chain players together to develop a common strategy to address issues affecting the industry.
It will facilitate dialogue via creation of an inclusive and participatory national and county coffee platform representing all coffee stakeholders with a view to doubling the current production of 40,000 tonnes a year.
The Stage will also start paying farmers part of earnings on monthly basis down from six months after the regulator begun piloting a new system.
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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.