Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Trade & Market Updates

The High Court ruled that EACC cannot investigate KTDA’s commodity loan arrangements, stating the matter falls outside the commission’s statutory mandate.

The new Samut Prakan facility will produce Nescafé products, create more than 500 jobs, and strengthen Nestlé’s coffee manufacturing network across Southeast Asia.

Kericho tea farmers say the new tea levy will reduce earnings, while the Tea Board of Kenya maintains the charge will support sector development.

The United States strengthened its position as Kenya’s largest coffee market after import volumes and export earnings surged during the first quarter of the year.

Vietnam’s coffee industry is accelerating efforts to expand processed coffee exports and strengthen sustainability as declining global prices pressure export earnings.