Kenya’s 2025/2026 coffee trading season closed on September 30, 2026, with the final auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange generating Sh841.3 million from the sale of 17,765 bags of coffee.
The auction marked the end of the coffee year, with the new 2026/2027 coffee season beginning on October 1. The Nairobi Coffee Exchange is also set to work with Stanbic Bank as a second Direct Settlement System (DSS), alongside Cooperative Bank of Kenya, to facilitate payments in the coffee market.
New KPCU was the largest seller in the final auction, selling 3,918 bags, followed by Alliance Berries with 3,806 bags and Kipkelion with 1,579 bags. Other significant sellers included CEBBA and Kirinyaga Slopes.
On the buyers’ side, seven dealers purchased 16,546 bags, representing about 82 percent of the total coffee offered. Ibero Kenya was the largest buyer, purchasing 5,696 bags, followed by Louis Dreyfus with 2,514 bags, Kenya Coffee with 2,070 bags and C.Dorman with 1,781 bags.
The final offering included 2,468 bags of AA grade, 7,049 bags of AB and 3,094 bags of C grade. About 26 percent of the coffee offered was certified.
Coffee market officials are now calling for greater production of high-quality coffee to meet both domestic and international demand as the new season begins.
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