19 Feb
19Feb

STEADY DEMAND AT MOSTLY FIRM TO DEARER RATES 

BP1 : East KTDA highly irregular closely following quality. Plainer types were firm to 30 cts dearer while highest priced selling types shed up to 70 cts. West KTDA firm to 15 cts dearer following quality. Nandi irregularly easier 12 cts to dearer 8 cts following leaf make. Limuru barely steady to 20 cts easier except best made types that were 22/25 cts dearer. Kericho barely steady to 15 cts easier except better leaf types that were dearer 10/20 cts. Uganda mostly easier 2/12 cts with better leaf types firm to 4 cts dearer. 

PF1 : East KTDA firm to 10 cts dearer, West KTDA firm to 2 cts dearer, Nandi dearer 7/11 cts, Limuru dearer 2/7 cts, Kericho firm to 10 cts dearer, Uganda firm to 10 cts dearer. Strong demand following brightness 

PD : Best East KTDA firm, others easier 2/6 cts. West KTDA dearer 4/8 cts, Nandi dearer 5/10 cts. Limuru dearer 6/14 cts. Kericho dearer up to 20 cts. Uganda dearer 5/18 cts. 

D1 : East KTDA firm. West KTDA firm to 5 cts dearer. Nandi dearer 6/14 cts. Limuru dearer 5/15 cts. Kericho dearer 10/20 cts. Uganda dearer up to 10 cts. 


SECONDARIES 

GOOD DEMAND WITH BUYERS FOLLOWING QUALITY 

PF : Limuru firm, Kericho irregularly dearer up to 10 cts for coloury types, Uganda dearer 5/10 cts. 

FNGS : East KTDA sharply dearer up to 40 cts, best West KTDA irregularly dearer 10/15 cts with plainer types easier 4 cts, Nandi easier 20 cts, Limuru dearer 6/8 cts, Kericho dearer 10/14 cts, Uganda dearer 4/6 cts. 

DUSTS : East KTDA dearer 4 cts, West KTDA dearer 2 cts, Nandi dearer 5 cts, Limuru firm, Kericho dearer 5/7 cts, Uganda irregular. 


UK very active, Sudan very active, Karachi active, Middle East fairly active, Somalia maintained activity at last prices.