By Henry Kinyua
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange held Sale 38 on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, with vibrant trading activity.
A total of 14,319 bags were sold, weighing 885,991 kilograms and raking in $7,273,699 (KES 938 million), a 45% increase compared to Sale 37 the previous week.
The average price across all grades rose to $410 per 50kg bag, equivalent to Ksh 163 per kilogram of cherry (gross), marking a 2% increase from Sale 37.
The top price recorded was $502 per 50kg bag, earned by 8 bags of AA-grade coffee from KITHIMA Factory (Code XBE006F03), part of the MITABONI Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) in Machakos County.
Four other lots also hit $500 or more per bag:
25 bags of AA-grade coffee from GACHUIRO Factory (Code XAC62F03), under KIAMA FCS in Nyeri County, at $501 per bag, 10 bags of AA-grade coffee from GAKUYU-INI Factory (Code XAD16F01), under THIRIKWA FCS in Kirinyaga County, at $500 per bag, 3 bags from KIANJURI FCS (Code XBB05) in Meru County, also at $500 per bag
The auction was led by five main dealers, reflecting the highly concentrated nature of Kenya’s coffee export market: Ibero Kenya Ltd led with 4,245 bags worth $2,143,346.20, Kenyacof Limited followed with 3,207 bags valued at $1,589,020.50, C.Dormans SEZ Ltd secured 2,834 bags for $1,508,764.10, Taylor Winch (Coffee) Limited bought 1,568 bags for $802,009.00 and Mumbi Coffee Merchants Limited purchased 602 bags worth $318,284.18.
Together, these top five dealers handled 12,456 bags, about 87% of the total coffee traded during the sale.
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