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Farmers sort out coffee berries. The Nairobi Coffee Exchange report shows that there were 16 auctions between October 2024 and January 2025. [File, Standard]
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) sold 243,419 bags of coffee between October 2024 and January 2025, earning farmers Sh11.9 billion.
The NCE report dated February 2, 2025 reveals that there were 16 auctions in October, November, and January.
Fifteen coffee brokers generated Sh11,866,653,370, where Alliance Berries Limited led with Sh4,972,131,996, followed by Kirinyaga Slopes with Sh1,332,555,767 after the sale of 25,663 bags of coffee, KCCE 22,501 bags that fetched Sh1,079,121,334.
Others are Murang’a 3,694 bags for Sh182,861,559, CEBBL 2,911 bags for Sh133,393,657, and Kinya 3,118 bags for Sh140,354,505.
In the three-month analysis, NCE CEO Lisper Ndung’u said coffee producers allied to the Alliance Berries, Kirinyaga Slopes, and KCCE got better payments after the sale of their coffee.
“In this period the performance of the brokers was better compared to the previous session of 2023/2024, said Ms Ndung’u. In the period, some of the brokers participated in fewer sales. Baringo Kawa auctioned the produce once on October 15, 2024 for only 38 bags weighing 2,275 kgs; Murang’a participated in nine sales.
In the report, the brokers who presented low coffee at the auction are Kiambu coffee (1,514 bags), Baringo Kawa (38 bags), and Bungoma (242 bags), while CEBBL participated nine times.
She further called on farmers to continue production with better quality that will attract the market, thus better income.
In the counties, the report shows that Nyeri leads in sales volume, while Murang'a has achieved the highest maximum price per bag.
Murang’a County Cooperative CEC Kimani Mugo said coffee is the best crop for the majority of the growers in the Mt. Kenya region.
“The county government is working with stakeholders to increase production thus posting better returns to the growers,” said Mugo.
The report by coffee value chain expert Henry Kinyua asserts that Kirinyaga maintained its position with the highest total value and average price per kilogram.
Kinyua noted that Murang’a presented 30,428 bags, which fetched Sh1.7 billion, while Kirinyaga managed 2,402,720 kg, which fetched Sh2.2 billion, adding that Nyeri County presented at the auction 40,194 bags, earning Sh2.1 billion.
“In the payment to growers, Nyeri, Murang’a, and Kirinyaga counties received Sh106 per kilogram, Sh109 per kilogram, and Sh111 per kilogram, respectively,” said Kinyua.
Others were Makueni 19,842 kg, which earned Sh13 million, while Machakos presented 6,299 bags that generated Sh280 million.
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