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Nyeri factory fetches best price as coffee auction nets Sh566m

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The coffee auction generated Sh566.3 million from the sale of 13,937 bags of coffee in the last weekly auction, new data shows.

This reflected an increase of Sh183.9 million compared to the last auction, which realised Sh382.4 million from the sale of 9,736 bags of the commodity. Nyeri-based Chorong'i Factory affiliated to Mutheka Farmers' Cooperative Society, achieved the highest price of Sh42,183 per 50kg bag after its consignment was sold by Alliance Berries Ltd.

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