The 2024/2025 coffee season’s Sale 22 took place on March 11th, 2025, at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange on the 2nd floor of Wakulima House along Haile Selassie Avenue and on online platforms.
A total of 28,454 bags (50 kg each) of coffee were traded, marking a 16% decrease from the 34,008 bags traded in Sale 21 the previous week. The average price fell slightly to USD 342 per 50 kg bag, down from USD 349 per bag in Sale 21. This average price translates to $6.8 per kilogram of clean coffee, Ksh 135 per kilogram of cherry gross, or Ksh 108 per kilogram to the farmer.
The highest price achieved was USD 459 per 50 kg bag, slightly increasing from the USD 450 recorded in Sale 21. Coffee from the KAMOKO Factory/ Wet Mill (Factory Code: XAC004F06), part of Othaya FCS in NYERI County, secured this top price.
Key Highlights
- Trading Volumes: The exchange saw 28,454 bags (1,749,186 kg) sold at an average price of $342 per 50 kg bag.
- Price Analysis: The average trading floor price equates to Ksh 135 per kilogram of cherry, with farmers receiving approximately Ksh 108 per kilogram (80% of the trading floor price).
- Market Value: Total coffee traded reached $11,966,851 (Ksh 1.5 billion).
- Premium Achievement: KAMOKO Factory/ Wet Mill (Factory Code: XAC004F06) had one lot of 51 bags (3102 kgs) grade AA, which secured the highest price of 459 USD per 50 kg bag.
- Premium Pricing: 4280 bags, or 15% of all volumes traded, achieved prices of 400 USD or higher per 50 kg bag.
- Grade Distribution: Grades AA and AB comprised 17,107 bags, representing 60% of the total traded volume.
Broker Participation
Twelve brokers participated in the sale, with the following firms leading the market: Alliance Berries, followed by Kirinyaga Slopes, Minnesota Marketers, KCCE-MA and New KPCU.
Other participating brokers and their offerings included:
- Kipkelion
- CEBBA
- Muranga Union
- Kiambu Coffee
- Kinya Coffee Marketing Agency
- Baringo Kawa Brokerage Company Ltd
- United Eastern Kenya
Buyer Activity
Ibero led a group of 25 buyers who purchased all the available coffee during this sale by purchasing 27% of the coffee in the market, followed by Louis Dreyfus, Taylor Winch and Sasini to take the top 4 positions.
Further Information
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange will issue the Final Transaction Listing with detailed information on trading factories by the week’s end. For comprehensive data on previous sales, users can access the Kilimo News App from the Google Play Store or use the web version.
