- Kenya earned Ksh38.3 billion from 637,444 coffee bags sold through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange over 10 months.
- Alliance Berries, New KPCU and Kirinyaga Slopes handled 62 per cent of the coffee sales, mainly high grade AA and AB varieties.
- The current season is on track to rival the record Ksh38.74 billion earned from coffee sales in 2025.
Kenya earned Ksh 38.3 billion from coffee sales over the past 10 months, with 637,444 bags of the commodity sold through auctions during the period.
Data from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) shows that three brokers, Alliance Berries Limited, New KPCU and Kirinyaga Slopes, handled 62 per cent of the coffee sales between October 1 and the reporting period.
Together, these three brokers accounted for the main share of the coffee graded AA and AB that secured the highest prices at the auction.
A total of 198,509 bags were sold through the Alliance auction, while New KPCU accounted for 100,083 bags. Kirinyaga Slopes, KCCE and Kipkelion recorded 95,169, 51,464 and 51,428 bags respectively.
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This performance places the current season on track to rival the record-breaking 2025 calendar year, when coffee sold through the NCE fetched Ksh 38.74 billion, the highest annual figure on record, driven by a global supply shortage that pushed prices to an average of Ksh 932.19 per kilo.
That was a sharp jump from 2024, when the exchange sold roughly 44.9 million kilogrammes for Ksh 29.56 billion at an average of Ksh 658.81 per kilo, meaning farmers are now earning substantially more per kilo even as volumes traded have not grown at the same pace.
Alliance Berries CEO Peter Githinji attributed the strong performance to farmers who have continued producing high-quality coffee that attracts favourable prices in the market.
He encouraged farmers to maintain engagement with their cooperative societies and participate in discussions on how to improve their coffee before it is taken to the market.
“Some buyers do visit the farmers in their shambas and hold interactive talks and later meet the cooperative management committees as they want to get the best for their customers abroad,” Githinji said.
By Jonathan Mwinzi
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