Coffee farmers eye good year as earnings double
Coffee earnings nearly doubled in January compared to the corresponding month last year on the back of higher prices and volumes.
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Coffee earnings nearly doubled in January compared to the corresponding month last year on the back of higher prices and volumes.
Will online auctions quell storms brewing in tea, coffee sectors? Wednesday January 27 2021 Summary For decades, Kenya’s main commodity markets have been running on a manual platform with the arrival of the final price shrouded in secrecy. It was a practice that bred discontent among farmers who watched as their earnings dipped one crop season after another. Some, feeling short-changed by the system, cut down their crops in protest, prompting the State to seek alternative platforms that would boost transparency in the commodities trade. For decades, Kenya’s main commodity markets have bee...
The price of coffee at the auction will be determined by the value of direct sales to ensure that farmers earn more from their produce.