Also known as: New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union · New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC
New KPCU — coffee marketing agent at Nairobi Coffee Exchange, among leading brokers in volume provision.
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The Standard
… On the marketing agents, New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC (New KPCU) marketed 2,049 bags weighing 126,442 kg, achieving an average price of USD 251.77(Sh 32,714) per 50kg bag and a total portfolio value of USD 636,678.62 (Sh 82.73 million)Other leading marketing agents w …
Coffee farmers earn Sh870 million at weekly auctionThe Standard
… New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC (New KPCU) handled 4,962 bags weighing 305,088 kg. …
Coffee weekly auction nets Sh1.01 billionThe Standard
… The payment reflects an earning improvement from the 2024/2025 year where only Sh35.6 billion was generated after trading 673,844 bags.Alliance Berries Limited topped the list of brokers after it sold 222,329 bags, controlling 29 per cent of the production, followed by New KPCU w …
Coffee societies net Sh41 billion in one yearThe Standard
… At the close of the auction, New KPCU had sold 3,918 bags, followed by the Alliance Berries with 3,806 bags, Kipkelion with 1,579 bags, CEBBA with 1,255 bags, Kirinyaga Slopes with 1,181 bags, among others.In the market, NCE reported that seven dealers bought a total of 16,546 ba …
Farmers earn Sh841 million from coffee auctionThe Standard
… New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union PLC (New KPCU) continued to lead the marketing agents by volume, handling 3,359 bags weighing 206,580 kg.New KPCU's coffee recorded an average price of USD 284.02 (Sh36,780.59) per 50 kg bag, with the portfolio valued at USD 1.1 million. …
Farmers earn Sh755 million from coffee auctionThe Standard
… e 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, with New KPCU …
Mombasa tea auction trades 6.5 million kgsThe Standard
… New KPCU emerged as the leading marketing agent by volume, handling 272,653 kg, representing 28% of the total coffee traded.Its portfolio was valued at approximately USD 1.98 million, achieving an average price of USD 363 per 50kg bag. …
Coffee weekly auction fetches Sh896 millionThe Standard
… New KPCU traded 4,907 bags (300,835 kg) worth USD 2.07 million at an average of USD 344 per 50 kg. …
Coffee market fetches Sh994 million in weekly auctionThe Standard
… Mr Mutwiri is one of the biggest individual coffee farmers in the country, and due to his experience, he was appointed the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) director.He flew back to the country from California, where he had gone to meet buyers interested in Kenyan coffe …
Meru coffee farmer secures US market, urges growers to boost productionThe Standard
… In the duration between October last year and March this year, a bag of coffee traded at an average price of Sh 45,160, as coffee brokers Alliance Berries Limited, Kirinyaga Slopes, and New KPCU performed better at the auction. …
Three coffee brokers led in the auction in the provision of volumesCoffee farmers earned Sh870 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange after 18,338 bags weighing 1,131,513 kilograms were traded, marking a decrease in both earnings and volumes compared to the previous week when the exchange netted Sh1.01 billion.
5 November 2026 · The Standard →
Coffee farmers earned Sh870 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange after 18,338 bags weighing 1,131,513 kilograms were traded, marking a decrease in both earnings and volumes compared to the previous week when the exchange netted Sh1.01 billion.
5 November 2026 · The Standard →
A total of 21,636 bags of coffee, equivalent to 1,333,429 kilograms, offered for auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange netted Sh1.01 billion, up from Sh879 million in the previous week's sale.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange earned Sh41 billion from the auction of 47 million kilogrammes of coffee in the year 2025/2026, an improvement from Sh35.6 billion in 2024/2025. Eighteen brokers participated, with Alliance Berries Limited and New KPCU jointly marketing 61 per cent of the traded coffee.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange's final auction for the 2025/2026 coffee year generated Sh841.3 million from the sale of 17,765 bags. The new coffee year 2026/2027 opens on October 1, with Stanbic Bank joining Cooperative Bank of Kenya as a Direct Settlement System operator.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange traded 16,039 bags of coffee weighing 990,385 kg this week, generating Sh755 million for farmers and estates at an average price of USD 294.46 per 50 kg bag. New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union led marketing agents by volume with 3,359 bags.
24 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 →
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 →
Charles Mutwiri of Mukarimu Coffee Estates returned from California after meeting US buyers interested in Kenyan coffee, saying there is significant demand for the crop. He urged farmers to increase production to meet buyer requirements, noting that California buyers alone need at least four containers monthly.
22 June 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 →