Prices at Tea Auction Hit $2.29 Per Kilogram

The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on 12th and 13th October 2021 had 8.7 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer increased from 8.3 million kilograms during the previous sale, but decreased from 9 million kilograms for the same period last year.

Of all the tea offered for sale, 7.7 million kilograms were sold compared to 8 million kilograms for the same period last year, and 6.9 million kilograms during the previous sale.

The tea auction recorded an increase in prices, with a kilogram selling at an average price of $2.29, compared to $1.87 during the same period last year, and $2.23 during the previous sale held on 4th, 5th, and 6th October 2021.

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