African tea prices soar to record highs
As reported by Mombasa-based African Tea Brokers Ltd., African tea prices jumped two percent to reach a record at this week's sale in Kenya. The average price rose to $2.58 a kilogram at the sale held on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, from $2.53 a week earlier. The weekly auctions sell tea not only from Kenya, but from most African producers such as Uganda, Zaire or Zimbabwe, excluding South Africa and West African countries.