Earnings from coffee sold through Kenya's weekly auction fell by more than a third in the first half of the growing season as poor quality beans and low international prices weighed, casting doubt on full-year targets for the crop. Although Kenya is a small coffee producer relative to major players like Brazil and Vietnam, its speciality beans are much sought after for blending with those from other countries. Earnings from beans sold at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange between October and March fell 33.72 per cent to $67.34 million (Sh5.6 billion) from a year ago, according to a report by the...
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