Kenyan Coffee quality affected by International Coffee Market Coffee prices in Kenya fell by 12%

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Follow the principle that if you want to trace a type of coffee, you should start with its origin, so learn about Kenya first. As pictured above, Kenya is located in eastern Africa, the equator runs through its central region, and the East African Rift Valley runs from north to south. It is bordered by Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Ethiopia and South Sudan to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. As far as I know, all the above countries grow coffee beans except Somalia, and they are coffee producing countries. Since all the countries around us produce coffee, why does Somalia not produce coffee while pirates find it easier to rob coffee than to grow it? I have no way of knowing that.

Kenya Coffee Agency, an official unit set up by the government after the coffee is harvested.

(Coffee Board of Kenya referred to as CBK), founded in 1933, in the capital Nairobi

(Nairobi) Coffee Exchange (the Nairobi Coffee Exchange) conducts weekly

A regular auction, an auction system managed by the government as a whole, according to the grading system

Taking "particle size", weight, shape and appearance as the standard is the basis for the main auction price.

The official Kenyan coffee grading system for raw beans is as follows:

Class E (elephant beans):

This grade is the largest grain grade of Kenyan coffee beans, above 18 mesh (18 + 64 "), also known as

The quantity of elephant beans is so small that this grade of goods can hardly be seen in the Taiwan market.

AA level:

Particle size (Screen Size) between 17 and 18 meshes (7.20mm sieve)

AB level:

Particle size (Screen Size) is between 15 and 16 meshes (6.8mm--6.2mm sieve)

Accounts for the majority of output, and is also the most common grade of raw beans.

PB level:

Round raw beans, accounting for about 10% of all coffee beans

Level C:

Particle size (Screen Size) between 12 and 14 meshes (4.8mm--5.6mm sieve)

TT level:

From AA and AB grade beans, lighter raw beans blown by an airflow filter

It means that the bean is soft and the hardness is not up to standard.

Level T:

Particle size (Screen Size) less than 12 mesh size (4.8mm screen)

From C-grade beans, the lighter beans are blown out with an airflow filter.

It means that the beans are soft, the hardness is not up to standard, and they are small particles, containing some broken and defective beans.

MH/ML level:

Beans that have not been washed and have not been selected because they have been harvested

Falling beans, accounting for about 7% of all coffee beans, belong to the lowest grade beans, only for

Kenyan domestic demand market.

The Kenyan Business Daily reported that according to the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), the auction price of coffee in Kenya fell 12% this week. The price of 50kg coffee fell to 18200 Ken shillings for the first time since the beginning of the year, from 20700 Ken shillings before. The head of the NCE said that the price was lower than he expected because the current market supply of high-quality coffee beans should be able to maintain a high price. The main reason for the price decline is the decline in the international coffee market, which has been falling since November last year. More than 95% of Kenya's coffee is exported, so it is greatly influenced by international market prices.

Source: China Daily Network