Price-shy tea traders pull record tonnage from auction

Traders at the East Africa Tea Trade Auction in Mombasa on Kenya’s Coast. PHOTO FILE | NATION

r the ambitious plan of a few people to start the Dar es Salam Tea Auction failed. We are aware that the idea was mooted by a few people seeking to compete with the

Mombasa Auction, but we remain competitive and continue to attract clients from across the region,” he added.

The Mombasa Tea Auction is the largest tea auction in the world with 75 percent of the volume of tea traded through the auction centre. Close to 32 percent of the tea exported to the world passes through Mombasa.