Also known as: NCE
Nairobi Coffee Exchange — marketplace that conducts weekly auctions of Kenyan coffee, generating billions in sales revenue.
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The Standard
… At the same time, in the coffee auction, the farmers generated Sh541.7 million through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) after the sale of 10,797 bags of coffee across various grades.At the close of the weekly market, the NCE report said a bag of coffee traded at Sh40,413.83, wit …
Mombasa tea auction trades 6.5 million kgsThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) witnessed reduced volume as the harvest season comes to an end in some parts of coffee-growing regions. …
Coffee weekly auction fetches Sh896 millionCitizen Digital
… Prices at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange hit record highs last year. They touched Ksh.1,025 a kilogram to mark a 60 per cent rise in a year. …
OPINION: The coffee Kenya grows but cannot afford to keepThe Standard
… In the coffee sector, trading at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), farmers through their cooperatives and estates netted Sh 1.168 billion following the auction of 21,223 bags of coffee.NCE report stated that in the market, 1,819 bags of AA grade were offered, grade AB and C had …
Tea and coffee markets record improvement at the auctionsThe Standard
… A coffee sale report by the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) shows that in the period, running from October 1, three brokers including Alliance Berries Limited, NKPCU and Kirinyaga Slope brought 62 per cent of the coffee, as grades AA and AB fetched the best prices in the market. …
More than 630,000 bags of coffee traded in the yearThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletterThe shift comes as Kericho emerges as one of the country’s new coffee-growing areas, with farmers recording significant earnings from the crop.Data from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange shows that farmers from Kericho sold six million kilogrammes of clean co …
Villagers unite to fight illegal logging, charcoal burning in Tendeno ForestThe Standard
… The volume of coffee auctioned at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange in sale 34 of the coffee season increased compared to 15,749 bags traded last week, weighing 972,266 kilograms and worth Sh884 million. …
Coffee market fetches Sh994 million in weekly auctionThe Standard
… o finance sector reforms and farmer support. “The Coffee Revitalisation Programme adopts a whole-of-government approach, bringing together county commissioners, county governments, Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU), the Coffee Research Institute, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange …
Coffee Revitalisation Programme in North Rift to triple production by 2030The Standard
Audio By Vocalize Coffee farmers in Laikipia have for the last six months earned Sh10.24 million from a sale of 11,452 kilogrammes through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). …
Coffee farming taking shape in LaikipiaThe Mombasa tea auction traded 6.5 million kgs of made tea from four East African countries, with Kenya's KTDA factories and independent producers contributing 5.2 million kgs. KTDA-managed factories netted Sh1.015 billion from the auction, with 26 smallholder factories achieving premium prices above Sh388.29 per kg.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Mombasa tea auction traded 6.5 million kgs of made tea from four East African countries, with Kenya's KTDA factories and independent producers contributing 5.2 million kgs. KTDA-managed factories netted Sh1.015 billion from the auction, with 26 smallholder factories achieving premium prices above Sh388.29 per kg.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange's latest auction (sale 37) traded 15,906 bags weighing 984,630 kilograms valued at Sh896 million, down from 17,315 bags worth Sh949 million the previous week as harvest season winds down in some coffee-growing regions. Grade AB remained dominant at 39% of volume with an average price of USD 391 per 50kg bag.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan coffee prices hit record highs, with beans fetching around Ksh.51,000 for a 50-kilo bag when sold directly to overseas buyers compared to Ksh.37,000 at auction, but the country continues to export almost all coffee as raw green beans rather than processed products.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tea and coffee sales reached Sh2.60 billion at last week's auctions in Mombasa and Nairobi, a slight increase from the previous week's Sh1.816 billion. KTDA-managed factories and small stakeholders improved earnings as prices rose, with 13 factories achieving above Sh387 per kilo compared to seven in the prior week.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has auctioned 637,444 bags of coffee over ten months through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, generating Sh38.3 billion, with grades AA and AB commanding the best prices as farmers focus on quality production.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Residents of Kutung in Kipkelion West Constituency have united with the Kenya Forest Service to fight illegal logging and charcoal burning in Tendeno Forest, constructing facilities for KFS rangers and committing to community-led protection efforts.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange auction (sale 34) fetched Sh994 million from the sale of 18,089 bags weighing 1,115,430 kg, with volume increasing from the previous week's 15,749 bags; the average price per 50-kilogramme bag rose slightly to Sh44,462, while premium AA coffee reached USD 410.00, reflecting continued international demand for Kenyan coffee.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's government has launched the Coffee Revitalisation Programme in the North Rift region, targeting an increase in annual coffee production from 50,000 metric tonnes to 150,000 metric tonnes by 2029/2030. The initiative aims to restore Kenya's position among the world's leading coffee producers and includes comprehensive reforms, including amendments to the Cooperative Act.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
Coffee farmers in Laikipia have earned Sh10.24 million from the sale of 11,452 kilogrammes through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange over the last six months, with 42 per cent of their production achieving grade AA. County officials credit consistent promotion of coffee farming with encouraging hundreds of youth to shift from criminal activities and banditry toward coffee production.
4 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange auctioned 32,505,545 kgs of coffee between October 2024 and March 2025, generating Sh29.3 billion at an average price of Sh45,160 per bag. Three brokers — Alliance Berries Limited, Kirinyaga Slopes, and New KPCU — led in volume provision during the period.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →