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GERALD ANDAE
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Tea production increased by 17 percent in the first five months of the year compared to the same period of the year last, the excess supply that hit producers. The Tea Branch reports that the volume of tea produced between January and May reached 187 million kilograms against the 160 million recorded at the same time last year. The increase was largely influenced by the arrival of the rains.
"The increase in production was largely attributed to the beginning of the long rainy season that occurred in the east and west of the Rift" report
The Price average for the five months of 2018 was less than Sh280 per kilo compared to Sh297 recorded for the corresponding period of 2017.
In May this year, says the report, 30.83 million kilos were sold through the auction against 30.84 million registered in May 2017.
The auction prices have been dismal in the last five months as a result of high volumes. Prices hit a low of Sh236 in last week's auction.
The auction had started on a Sh270 top in the first sale of the year but fluctuated between two and three years. 19659004] Kenya exports most of its teas to Egypt, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates [19659004] Management encourages increased local consumption to reduce reliance on exports. in times of overabundance.
The consumption of tea for five months reviewed was 3.19 million compared with 3.08 million kilograms for the same period in 2017.
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