Tea exports reduced 28pc in the month of May as compared to the same period last year despite increased production due to good weather.
Data from the Tea Board of Kenya indicate that the country shipped 37 million kilos worth Ksh 11.7 billion compared to 51 million kilos worth Ksh 13 billion last year.
The board says the decline in exports is due Russian-Ukraine crisis that has reduced the spending power of new Kenyan tea markets.
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