A total of 33, 435 bags of coffee traded at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has fetched Sh. 1.78 billion.
The coffee volume presented for this week's auction was high compared to 18, 874 bags that were traded in last week's auction.
The average price per bag of 50 kilos of coffee also saw a slight rise reaching to Sh. 43,512 up from Sh. 43,253 earned in last week's sale.
Githembe coffee factory, which is affiliated to Thiririka Farmers' cooperative society of Kiambu, earned the best price after selling 26 bags of grade AA at Sh. 53, 354 per bag in a sale that was brokered by Alliance Berries Ltd.