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Tea production fell by 3.43 million kilogrammes in July marking the second monthly consecutive slump in output following the end of the long rains season.

Latest data from the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) shows tea production fell by 7.1 per cent to 44.69 million kilogrammes down from 48.12 million kilogrammes produced in June.

Production of the green leaf has fallen for two months running since hitting a peak of 57.88 million kilogrammes in May.

The July harvest is the lowest since March when farmers harvested 30.48 million kilogrammes of tea.

Output is, however, still 10.69 million kilogrammes more than the 34 million kilogrammes that were produced in the same month last year.

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