- Nairobi Coffee Exchange Sale 05 generated approximately Ksh870 million from 18,338 bags sold.
- A 50kg bag fetched a season-high USD387, while AA grade recorded the highest average price of USD334.28.
- Alliance Berries Limited led marketing agents by volume, while Ibero Kenya topped buyers with 3,773 bags.
A single 50kg bag of Kenyan coffee sold for USD 387 on Tuesday, the highest price at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange’s fifth sale of the season. The sale, held on November 3, 2026, moved 18,338 bags weighing 1,131,513 kg and raised about USD 6.6 million, or roughly Ksh870 million at an exchange rate of Ksh130.03 to the dollar.
Prices varied widely across the floor. Bags went for as little as USD 48 and as much as USD 387, while the overall average settled at USD 295.90 per 50kg bag. The spread shows how strongly quality continues to shape what buyers are willing to pay.
Grading made the difference. AA coffee earned the best average of USD 334.28 per bag, with 3,860 bags sold. AB was the most heavily traded grade at 8,268 bags, averaging USD 319.07. PB followed at USD 312.12 across 805 bags, and C fetched USD 284.56 on a volume of 2,193 bags.
Lower grades sold at a steep discount. TT averaged USD 264.62 for 476 bags, while MH managed USD 205.02 on 1,371 bags. UG1 stood at USD 218.29 for 293 bags and T at USD 184 for 430 bags. UG2 came in at USD 101.18 for 172 bags, and ML trailed the field at USD 70.88 for 251 bags.
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Among marketing agents, Alliance Berries Limited handled the most coffee, marketing 3,267 bags weighing 202,482 kg at an average of USD 292.79. Mt. Elgon Coffee Marketing Agency followed with 2,536 bags weighing 155,138 kg, averaging USD 316.70. Kirinyaga Slopes Coffee Brokerage Company Ltd, however, secured the strongest average among the leading agents at USD 331.07 for 1,623 bags weighing 99,439 kg.
Coffee Estate Bourgeoisie Brokers Limited marketed 1,709 bags weighing 106,411 kg at USD 283.44. The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC (New KPCU) offered 2,049 bags weighing 126,442 kg, which averaged USD 251.77 and brought in a portfolio value of USD 636,678.62.
On the buying side, Ibero Kenya took the lead with 3,773 bags, ahead of Kenyacof Limited with 3,554 bags. Louis Dreyfus Company bought 2,785 bags, C. Dorman SEZ Ltd secured 2,019 bags and Global Mark Foods Ltd picked up 1,487 bags.
By correspondent
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