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Demand for Kenyan tea dips globally, report shows

Tea pickers operate a tea picking machine at Nandi Hills in Nandi County. [Kevin Tunoi]

Demand for Kenyan tea has taken a beating in key global markets owing to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new market report says.

The report released last week by the Tea Directorate revealed that total tea exports decreased by one per cent from 44.7 million kilogrammes sold in the international market in March last year, to 44.2 million sold in March 2020. 

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