Kenya’s best tea’s maximum price falls at latest auction

The highest price of the best Kenyan tea grade, Best Broken Pekoe Ones (BP1s), fell at this week’s sale, compared with last week’s auction, Tea Brokers East Africa said.

Kenya is the world’s leading exporter of black tea, which is one of its main foreign exchange earners.

The following are tea prices from the Mombasa auction, held on Monday and Tuesday, where tea from other producers in the region is also sold:

TEA PRICES THIS WEEK PRICES LAST WEEK PRICES

(BEST GRADES) IN DOLLARS/KG IN DOLLARS/KG

BP1: 3.18-3.80 3.30-3.95

PF1: 3.82-4.34 4.20-4.68

PD: 3.85-4.08 4.00-4.50

D1: 3.92-4.33 4.04-4.39

Note:

BP1: Best Broken Pekoe Ones

PF1: Best Brighter Pekoe Fanning Ones

PD: Pekoe Dusts

D1: Dusts

-af.reuters