Kna
21 June 2011
Nairobi — Tea volumes at the Mombasa tea trade centre this week are on a downward trend, from last week's 9,181,209.50 million kilograms to 9,054,291.70 million kilogrammes on sale.
The weekly tea report from the East African Tea Trade Association reveals that countries participating at the auction which is the 24th this year will be offering 7,851,822.50 million kilograms of main grades and 1,202469.20 million kilograms of secondary grades of tea.
Kenya who hosts the tea will be leading the pack with 5,905,979 million kilograms of main grades and 440,563 kilograms of secondary grades of tea.
Second placed Uganda has committed 1,002,872 million kilograms of mains and 475,690 kilograms of secondary grades of tea respectively.
Offerings from Tanzania during the week under review will be 268,454 kilogrammes of the former and 155,592 kilograms of the latter.
Rwanda and Burundi have committed 405,872.50 kilogrammes and 188,825 kilogrammes of main grades respectively.
In the secondary grades category the two neighbours will be offering 50,588.70 kilogrammes and 18,339 of secondary grades of tea respectively.
Offers from Mozambique will be 26,312 kilograms of mains and 13,472 kilograms of secondary grades of tea, while Malawi will be offering 53,508 kilograms of mains and 47,116 kilograms of secondary grades of tea.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will during this sale offer 1,108 kilogrammes of tea in the secondary grades category, but none in the mains category.
During the week under review, Zambia and Madagascar will not be making any offers.
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