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Tea earns Sh1.2 billion at Mombasa auction

Workers use a tea-picking machine on a farm in Kericho. [File, Standard]

The Mombasa Tea Auction sold 3,484,906 kilogrammes sourced from factories managed by KTDA, with the buyers paying Sh1,263,763,108.

According to details obtained from the auction, factories in the East of Rift sold 2,312,215kgs that earned Sh955.3 million, while those in the west of Rift managed Sh308.4 million for 1,172,691kgs.

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