Kenya’s black tea export volumes are predicted to decline for the first time in five years; East Africa’s worst drought for four decades affected crop planting and demand from the main buyers slowed.
Export sales fell 22% to 333.4 million kilograms in the first nine months of the year. Production fell by about 2% in the period. The largest export markets for Kenyan tea between January and September were Pakistan, Egypt, the UK and the United Arab Emirates. These countries accounted for 69% of exports.