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Farmers, firms net Sh800m from coffee auction

By Boniface Gikandi | 1yr ago

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua rings the bell during the re-opening of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Auction brokers' maiden sale at Wakulima House Nairobi on 15 August 2023. [DPCS]

Kenya's coffee fetched Sh817.3 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) from the sale of 20,281 bags, down from Sh1.3 billion raised during last week's auction.

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