Farmers from Baragwi Coffee Factory have reason to smile after the coffee cherry payout for 2024/25 hit the highest ever prices.
The factory, located in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, with 12 wet mills, had an average payout of Sh133, with the highest, Gachami Wet Mill, getting Sh145.10 per kilogramme, while the lowest, Rwambiti Wet Mill, got Sh118.80.
Mushagara Wet Mill got Sh143.80; Kagongo Wet Mill, Sh128.70; Karumandi Wet Mill, Sh144.30; Nyanja Wet Mill, Sh140.50; Kianyaga Wet Mill, Sh123.85; Guama Wet Mill, Sh141.80; Kianjiru Wet Mill, Sh128.40; Kariru Wet Mill, Sh139.05; Githiururi Wet Mill, Sh119.30; and Thimu Wet Mill, Sh136.75.
The factory received a total of Sh11,908,800.
