Miraa consumers will henceforth purchase the crop at a higher cost after the government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, revised the prices upwards.
In a press statement on Saturday, February 15, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that the Grade 1 miraa price had been increased from Ksh700 to Ksh1,300.
Similarly, the price of Grade 2 miraa was increased to Ksh700 from the previous retail price of Ksh350, while the cost of Alele miraa was doubled from Ksh500 to Ksh1,000.
Kagwe explained that the decision to increase miraa prices was reached following a meeting held by the Miraa Pricing Formula Committee on February 13 after receiving submissions from farmers.
