Kenya's tea prices were mixed at this week's auction, with some grades firming because of improved quality, traders said on Wednesday. Mombasa-based Africa Tea Brokers (ATB) said 114,437 packages were offered, compared with 129,681 last week.
Out of the total offered, 9,181 packages were unsold compared with 10,521 unsold last week.
Brighter Best Pekoe Fannings Ones (PF1s) fetched between $1.73-$2.85 per kg compared with the last auction's $1.74-$2.00.
"Brighter PF1s met good competition, appreciating by $0.02 to $0.05 and substantially more closely following quality," ATB said in its report.
Brighter Best Pekoe Ones (BP1s) fetched $1.90-$2.80 per kg compared with $1.90-$2.66 at the last auction.