- Coffee trading at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange generated significant returns in the latest auction.
- A handful of buyers accounted for most of the coffee traded.
- Grade AA coffee fetched the highest average price, while lower grades recorded weaker returns.
Nairobi Coffee Exchange earned about Ksh 879 million from 17,442 bags of coffee sold at its Sale 03 auction on October 21, 2026.
In total, 1,070,856 kg changed hands. Converted at Ksh 129.75 to the dollar, the day’s trading averaged USD 316.61 per 50kg bag. Prices were far apart, though. The best lot reached USD 386.00, while the weakest went for just USD 40.00.
Buying was concentrated in a handful of hands. Ibero Kenya Ltd took the largest share with 4,150 bags, followed by Taylor Winch (Coffee) Limited at 3,231 and C. Dorman SEZ Ltd at 3,135. Louis Dreyfus Company bought 2,313 bags, and Kenyacof Limited secured 1,658. Together, these five firms picked up roughly 83 per cent of everything on offer.
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On the selling side, New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC (New KPCU) led all marketing agents. It moved 4,624 bags, about a quarter of the auction, weighing 282,102 kg. Its coffee averaged USD 319.48 per bag, bringing in around USD 1.8 million.
Alliance Berries Limited followed with 3,175 bags weighing 195,380 kg, sold at an average of USD 303.86. KCCE Marketing Agency Limited handled 1,909 bags, and it earned the best average among the leading agents at USD 344.10. Kipkelion Broker Company Ltd traded 1,875 bags at USD 329.66. Coffee Estate Bourgeoisie Brokers Limited rounded off the top five with 1,076 bags at USD 327.29.
Quality again shaped the rankings. Grade AA coffee commanded the highest average price at USD 354.29 per bag, although only 3,321 bags were sold. Grade AB, by contrast, dominated by volume. Buyers took 8,079 bags of it at an average of USD 336.77.
Other grades told a more mixed story. Peaberry (PB) did well, with 793 bags averaging USD 335.49. Grade C sold 2,270 bags at USD 318.57, and TT fetched USD 302.21 across 209 bags. Further down, UG1 managed USD 251.41 for 248 bags and T averaged USD 227.44 on 312 bags. UG2 trailed everything else at USD 100.39 for 166 bags.
By Benedict Aoya
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