Orthodox tea to fetch better earnings

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe with KTDA Holding Chairman Chege Kirundi in a recent function. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Orthodox tea farmers would fetch good prices following the launch of its sale at the Mombasa Tea Auction that for years has set prices for black tea through a competitive bidding process.

Traders at the auction were optimistic that the Orthodox tea will trade between Sh390 and Sh1,300 a kilo at the auction, up from last year's price ranging between Sh442 and Sh540.