Pakistan remains world's largest buyer of Kenyan tea

• Pakistan bought 14.8 mn kilogrammes of tea, showing a marginal increase from 14.7 million kilograms purchased in the previous year.

The tea loving nation of Pakistan remain the largest buyer of Kenyan tea, as the country imported stocks worth Sh35 billion (over USD246 million) in the 10 months to October 2019.

As per Business Daily Africa, the latest data from the tea directorate indicates Pakistan bought 14.8 million kilogrammes of tea, showing a marginal increase from 14.7 million kilograms purchased in the previous year.

As per the report, the tea loving country has remained a major buyer of the Kenyan beverage, accounting up to 40 percent of total production. “Pakistan was the leading destination for Kenyan tea in the review period,” says the Tea Directorate.

About 40 countries imported the beverage from Kenya in the corresponding period in 2018. During the period, Egypt recorded a significant jump in both value and volume imported. Cairo’s hit Sh20 billion, up from Sh15 billion in the previous period.

Other key destinations where Kenya exported its tea were UAE (20m kilos) Russia (15m), Sudan (19m), Yemen (12m), Saudi Arabia (5.7m), Switzerland (3.6m) and Afghanistan (9.9m).