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Kenyan tea exports fell by 20% in 1Q 2025
Revenue from Kenya's tea exports fell by 20 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 due to lower shipment volumes. The country earned 46.07 billion Kenyan shillings (about 356 million U.S. dollars) between January and March, down from 446 million dollars in the same period last year.
Export volumes declined to 157,514 tons in the quarter, down from 169,830 tons a year earlier, a 7.3 percent drop attributed to reduced production following a prolonged dry spell.
Thethree months were characterized by unusually dry weather.This had a significant impact on tea production,mainly in February,with output falling by 21 percent in the east of the Rift and
18 .6percent in the west.
Kenya is seeking to expand its tea export markets beyond traditionaldestinations such as Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Russia, andChad
Source: The peninsula Qatar (Extracts), Courtesy: Tea Exporters’ Association Sri Lanka
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