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Tea prices drop amid glut, Covid

The average tea prices for factories managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have dropped by 13.3 per cent per kilo to $2.22 (Sh241) in the last seven months to January 2021.

KTDA Management Services Managing Director Alfred Njagi said the drop was attributed to high tea production in the region coupled with global oversupply.

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