The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on the 2nd and 3rd November 2020 had 10 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer increased from 9.2 million kilograms offered in the same period last year, and 9.8 million kilograms offered in the previous sale.
Of all the tea offered for sale, 8.6 million kilograms were sold compared to 8.4 million kilograms sold in the same period in 2019, and 8.9 million kilograms sold in the previous sale.
The tea auction recorded a fall in prices, with a kilogram selling at an average price of $1.91, compared to $2.23 for the same period last year, and $1.92 during the previous sale held on 26th and 27th October 2020.
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