The highest price for top-grade Kenyan tea rose at this week’s sale to Sh311 per kg fromSh289 per kg last week, Tea Brokers East Africa said on Tuesday. Kenya is the world’s leading exporter of black tea and the crop is a major foreign exchange earner, together with horticultural products and tourism.
Best Broken Pekoe Ones fetched Sh212-319 per kg from Sh195-289 per kg last week. Best Brighter Pekoe Fanning Ones sold at Sh225-256 kg compared to Sh200-235 per kg last week.