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Tea factories net Sh1.3b at Mombasa auction

Labourers pluck tea at Bobaracho, Nyaribari Chache in Kisii County. [File, Standard]

Smallholder tea factories have collectively earned Sh1.3 billion from the sale of 5,096,813 kilograms of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction, marking an increase in both earnings and volume from the previous week.

Last week, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)-managed factories earned Sh1.22 billion from the sale of 4,803,888 kilos.

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