Prices at the weekly Mombasa tea auction rose slightly this week amid reduced demand, with a kilogram averaging $2.32(Sh280.49) up from USD2.27(Sh274.80) last week.
Despite the improved prices, for the 183,420 packages (12.2 million kilos) on offer, only 111,460 packages (7.4 million kilos) were sold with 39.23% of packages remaining unsold.
The low demand saw the total volumes traded at the tea auction decrease by 553,505 kilos compared to the previous week.
According to the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) managing director Edward Mudibo, Pakistan Packers, Bazaar, Yemen, and other Middle Eastern countries lent strong support with Sudan, Kazakhstan, and other CIS states showing improved interest.
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