Traders say neighbours of conflict-torn countries have seen a surge in demand for tea.

of tea at the Mombasa auction. The market report indicates the Mombasa facility auctioned a total of 12.3 million kgs, consisting of 10.2 million kgs from KTDA factories and independent tea producers.

About 207 containers are at the port of Mombasa, awaiting shipment, and have already been value-added,” Kimanga explained. Arthur Sewe, Chairman of the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA ...

The tea industry information indicates that 60,000 smallholder farmers still earn a paltry Shs183-Shs330 ($0.05- $0.09) per ...

Government officials say they have tried to revive the sector but it didn’t amount to ...

Kenya’s tea exports to Sudan have diminished further as conflict rages in the Horn of African country. And as it is, that war ...

Uganda’s tea prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction have shown a notable improvement, surpassing the $1 (about shillings 3,660) mark and reaching an average price of $1.14 per kilogram, according to ...

The situation is dire, with the average price of Ugandan black tea in the Mombasa auction falling sharply from around $2 per kilogramme of made tea to the current less than $1 per kilogramme, below ...

"The FESCO Shipping Group organized the marine container service between Novorossiysk and the largest Kenyan port of Mombasa," it informed. The first batch of the Kenyan tea is being loaded in ...