Coffee earnings up by Sh2bn in July on scarcity

A farmer tends her coffee crop at Githiru village in Nyeri county. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Coffee earnings increased by Sh2 billion last July on high demand from buyers following a shortage of the crop at the auction.

Data from Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) shows the crop earned Kenya Sh14.3 billion compared with Sh12.2 billion realised in the corresponding month last year, representing a 17 per cent growth.

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