TEA NEWS

The rainy season of this year was opened by the approach of the cyclone, forecasts came at the end of May 2020.

Tea Market Report 25-2020

Summary · Stakeholders are worried that if the current demand by employees of multinationals to increase their wage by 30 per cent is implemented, it will spell doom to a sector that has been raking in billions of shillings annually. · At Sh185 per kilogramme of made tea, Kenya’s cost of production is amongst the highest in the world when compared with other growers of black crush tear and curl (CTC) tea such India where it takes Sh166 to process the same quantity and Sh123 in Malawi.

The risk of quarantine due to the coronavirus can lead to a lack of the most popular drink. Large tea producers are concerned about contracts with customers this year.

In Summary • The WHO says testing the only way to rule out Covid-19 during this season. • Upper respiratory tract infections are the leading causes of hospital visits in Kenya, according to the 2019 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics report.

In Summary • Residents cautioned against warming their houses using charcoal jikos. • Motorists and boda boda riders told to be wary of poor visibility caused by fog.

Last year, KTDA imported 95,937 metric tonnes (1,918,734 bags) of NPK 26:5:5 fertiliser valued at Sh3.822 billion on behalf of 619,637 small-scale tea farmers and some multinational companies.

The Assam tea industry in 2019 was synonymous with unregulated record production

KTDA to refund farmers Sh1.3bn over fertiliser importation glitch

Tea Market Report Sale 24-2020 East Africa

The Association suggests that the regulations should implement the public policy in the Kenya Vision 2030

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has failed to import subsidised fertiliser for farmers due to effects of Covid-19 pandemic, forcing growers to buy manure at market rate.