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Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Trade & Market Updates
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KTDA slashes management fee from 2.5% to 1.5% to boost farmer income
Major fee cut aligned with Tea Act 2020 boosts farmer payouts; one factory records Kenya’s highest bonus of Kes 57.50/kg.
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Chocolate giants Mars, Nestlé, Mondelez linked to Liberia deforestation via mass-balance cocoa supply chains – Global Witness
Satellite evidence shows cocoa from freshly cleared Liberian rainforests entering certified “sustainable” supply chains of world’s biggest chocolate makers.
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Kenyan coffee cooperatives resist direct settlement payment plan
Coffee unions oppose direct payment rollout citing legal autonomy, while Kenya records unprecedented auction prices and strong export momentum through September 2025.
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Tanzania seeks to expand tea exports to Egypt amid strengthened bilateral trade talks
Tanzania and Egypt advance trade discussions aimed at boosting Tanzanian tea exports.