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US now top buyer of Kenyan coffee with Sh7bn purchase

A roaster samples coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU

By  GERALD ANDAE

US purchase of Kenyan coffee has shot up 75 per cent to Sh7 billion in the current financial year, overtaking Germany and Belgium as the top buyer.

Statistics from the Coffee Directorate puts America at the top both in terms of price offered for a kilogramme and quantities bought.

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