The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on 17th, 18th and 19th October 2022 had 12.4 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer increased when compared to the 12.1 million kilograms offered during the previous sale, and the 9.5 million kilograms offered during a similar period last year.
Of all the tea offered for sale, 9.5 million kilograms were sold, compared to 8.9 million kilograms during the previous sale, and 7.7 million kilograms during the same period last year.
The tea auction recorded a slight increase in prices, with a kilogram selling at an average price of $2.25, up from $2.23 recorded during the previous sale held on 12th and 14th October 2022, and from the $2.13 fetched during the same period last year.
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