Traders at the East Africa Tea Trade Auction in Mombasa on Kenya’s Coast. Kenya is the fifth largest producer of the coffee in Africa behind Ethiopia (7.38 million bags), Uganda (5.62 million bags), Ivory Coast (1.78 million bags) and Tanzania (913,000 bags). PHOTO FILE | NATION
Kenya benefitted from a weaker shilling and global weather shocks to earn more than $1.32 billion from tea and coffee exports last year despite a decline in the quantities exported.
Exports of the two commodities gained from a depreciation of the Kenya shilling, which had lost ground to hit lows of $1.13 as at the end of last year.
