Miraa Pyrethrum News Today

Somalia has allowed Kenya to more than double the volumes of miraa exported to this lucrative market.

Miraa traders have shifted to Ethiopia as a source market for the stimulant, where they are buying nearly half of the allocated quota for the Somali market as high costs in Kenya force them to...

Head of Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Felix Mutwiri says Kenya has so far exported 1.4 million kilogrammes of miraa.

They are paying a commission of $4.5 (Sh635) for every kilogramme of miraa that is exported to Somalia.

In just three weeks, Kenya has generated a total of Sh1Billion from the exportation of miraa (khat) to neighbouring Somalia. | Pulselive Kenya

Kenya has exported miraa worth Sh1 billion to Somalia in under a month since the resumption of trade coming as a major reprieve to growers.

It has emerged that Somalia has capped Kenya’s miraa to a maximum of 19 tonnes.

Resumption of miraa exports to Somalia after President Kenyattas intervention has earned farmers and traders Sh221 million in just four days. | Pulselive Kenya

Head of Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Felix Mutwiri said the country has exported 81.4 tonnes of the stimulant to Mogadishu.

An official from Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops said they have received at least 20 applications from interested exporters.