The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd February 2021 had 13.6 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer decreased from 14 million kilograms offered in the same period last year, and increased from 13.5 million kilograms offered in the previous sale.
Of all the tea offered for sale, 12.2 million kilograms were sold compared to 12.5 million kilograms sold in the same period last year, and 11.7 million kilograms sold during the previous sale.
The tea auction recorded a slight increase in prices, with a kilogram selling at an average price of $1.93, compared to $1.89 during the previous sale held on 25th, 26th, and 27th January 2021. However, when compared to the same period last year ($2.08) the prices recorded a decline.
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