Tea factories fetch Sh 1.58 billion at the Mombasa Tea Auction

The small holder tea factories under KTDA management this week netted Sh 1.58 billion after the auction of 4,467,844 kgs or  63,820 packages, in the weekly sale.

Last week, the factories fetched similar amount  after the sale of  4.5 million kgs

 In a report by Bicorn Exim Limited ( Tea Brokers) reflects that factories in the east of the rift that achieved the premium .price were Mununga Sh 48.2 million after the sale of 106,960kgs, Gathuthi Sh 29.6 million(70,308kgs), Imenti Sh 16.9 million(40,632kgs), Kimunye  Sh 42.2 million (116,610kgs), Kiegoi Sh 23.2 million(56,552kgs), Rukuriri Sh 17.3 million  (43,080kgs).

Others are Gacharage Sh 31.8 million (79,955kgs), Ndima Sh 20.4 million (51,594kgs ), Mungania   Sh 50.8 million (107,424kgs) and Ngere Sh 33.7 million  ( 85,840kgs).

In the market the tea traded at an average price of  Sh 354 per kgs.

KTDA Board Members Enos Njeru and James Githinji said the tea growers are encouraged to pluck  the quality tea eying  to market the quality tea in  the international markets.

Njeru said in Embu county, farmers affiliated to Rukuriri, Mungania and Kathangariri have been trained on plucking on the recommended green leaf.

“ At the buying centres  the green leaf is sorted to ensure only quality green leaf is submitted  for processing in the factories,” said Mr Njeru.

Githinji the chairman at Ngere tea factory says the agriculture extension officers visit the farms engaging the farmers focusing on production of the quality tea.

 Other factories that produced quality tea and offered in the market are Njunu 82,068kgs, and Gatunguru  80,070kgs. 

The report indicates that seven factories offered over 100,000 kgs of tea in the auction  with    Weru 135,522kg, Momul led with 130,296kgs, Kinoro 121,913kgs, Kimunye factory  116,610kgs among others .

In the west of the rift Tebesonik led in the offer of 43,634kgs that earned Sh 14.5 million, Momul  130,296kgs (Sh 42.8 million), Kapkatet  79,580kgs,(Sh 25.1 million) among other.