Volume of coffee traded at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on Tuesday increased by 10 percent earning farmers and estates Sh2.1 billion.

In the sale 19 of the current coffee year, a total of 37,105 bags were traded compared to 33,673 bags sold in last week's auction.

The average price fell by 6 percent to Sh47,038 per 50 kilo bag, from Sh49,766 per bag realized in last week's sale.

This average price translates to Sh935.6 per kilogram of clean coffee with farmers expected to be paid Sh115 per kilogram.