Kenya tea exports hit by Iran conflict as stocks pile up - Reuters
Kenya tea exports hit by Iran conflict as stocks pile up Reuters
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"The current conflict in the Middle East has had a direct impact, a negative impact on this auction."
— Omuga , Executive
"So that’s an average of $24 million worth of tea at the port."
— George Omuga , Executive
"During the first three weeks of March, only five percent of the 150 to 200 tonnes of daily meat exports were delivered."
— Nicholas Ngahu , Executive
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Disruption to shipping routes linked to the Iran war has left about eight million kilogrammes of tea stuck in warehouses in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa for weeks, threatening export earnings and farmer incomes.
Between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes of tea, worth around $24 million, are stuck at Kenya’s port of Mombasa due to the war in the Middle East, affecting about 65% of the East African tea market.
The conflict in the Middle East is disrupting Kenya's tea trade, with nearly 65% of its tea exports going to markets affected by the war, leading to vessels loaded with cargo being in limbo.
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