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Coffee prices on the mend after slow year

Coffee prices are currently 30 per cent below the 10-year average. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Coffee prices have started the year on an upward trend after a devastating 2019 that saw earnings plunge to a historic low.

The price of the commodity has steadily risen at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange auction, with the country’s top-grade coffee – Kenya AA – selling at $310 (Sh31,000) per 50kg bag during Monday’s auction.

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