TBK in the News
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Kenya Tea earnings rise in 2011 on high prices
Reuters: 25 Jan, 2012Kenya produced less tea in 2011 from the previous period due to adverse weather but earnings from the crop soared to 109 billion shillings ($1.27 billion), thanks to high prices and a weaker local currency against the dollar, the government said on Wednesday. ...[ Read more » ]
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Board plans national tea survey
Capital News: 16 Jan, 2012The Tea Board of Kenya plans to carry out a national tea census through which it hopes to collect vital statistics that can help in better planning of the industry. The census, which will be undertaken this financial year, will entail a tea bushes count as well as mapping the acreage under tea, in an exercise that Tea Board of Kenya Managing Director Sicily Kariuki disclosed will cost at least Sh150 million....[ Read more » ]
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Tea earnings to hit Sh100b
Capital News: 16 Dec, 2011The tea industry hopes to replicate its success in 2010 with foreign exchange earnings expected to hit the Sh100 billion mark this year, buoyed largely by a weak shilling and high international demand....[ Read more » ]
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Kenya's Economy May Expand as Much as 5% in 2010
Bloomberg: 13 Jul, 2010Economic growth in Kenya, the world’s biggest producer of black tea, may accelerate to as much as 5 percent this year as improved weather boosts agricultural output, Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya said....[ Read more » ]
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Kenya tea farmers harvest benefits of electronic trading
Business Daily: 13 Jul, 2010Tea farmers can now track their sales at the trading auction and determine their earnings at the touch of a button — thanks to a new electronic system at the public sales....[ Read more » ]
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Cold season spells better returns for tea traders
Business Daily: 10 Jun, 2010An early onset of the cold season, traditionally expected around the month of July and August, has raised hopes among Kenyan tea traders who have for close to four months suffered massive pressure on prices due to swells in production....[ Read more » ]
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Kenyan tea prices, volumes stable at latest sale
Channel Africa: 26 May, 2010The average price of Kenya's top grade Broken Pekoe Ones tea held steady at $3.61 per kg at this week's sale from $3.62 per kg last week, traders said on Wednesday. ...[ Read more » ]
