The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd March 2021 had 12.3 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer decreased from 12.8 million kilograms offered in the same period last year, and from 13.4 million kilograms offered in the previous sale.
Of all the tea offered for sale, 11.2 million kilograms were sold compared to 11.5 million kilograms sold in the same period last year, and 11.8 million kilograms sold during the previous sale.
The tea auction recorded an increase in prices, with a kilogram selling at an average price of $2.06, compared to $1.97 during the previous sale held on 22nd, 23rd, and 24th February 2021, and also for the same period last year.
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