Coffee auction earns farmers Sh553 million

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua inspects some coffee bean varieties during the re-opening of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Auction brokers' maiden sale at Wakulima House, on August 15, 2023. [File, Standard]

Kenya's coffee market netted Sh553.1 million after the sale of 10,494 bags of coffee to 12 buyers at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE).

The weekly market fetched better returns compared to last week's Sh190.5 million.