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New nut price at start of harvesting season

By Boniface Gikandi | 7yrs ago
Macadamia Farmers Association National Chairman Edward Maigho addressing the press at Kenya Agriculture Livestock Research Organisation (Karlo) in Gatanga. [Boniface Gikandi/Standard]

The price of macadamia nuts has risen to Sh170 per kilogramme, up from an average of Sh150 last year.

Macadamia Farmers Association of Kenya announced the new price after a meeting with officials of Nuts Directorate at the Agriculture Food Authority (AFA).

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