Mar 22 2024
Kenya’s coffee exports nearly double in January on demand
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Kenyan coffee exports nearly doubled to 2,685 tonnes in January on demand for the larger quantities of quality crops from the main October-December production season in Kenya.
The latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that the revenues earned by the commodity rose 72 percent from the Sh1.2 billion posted in December to Sh2.1 billion in January.
“The quantity of exported coffee increased from 1,478.3 tonnes in December 2023 to 2,685.8 tonnes in January 2024, with a corresponding increase in value from Sh1.2 billion to Sh2.1 billion,” KNBS said in the latest updates.