Market intelligence for Kenyan coffee
Auction prices, grades and buyers from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, and a free directory of Kenya’s coffee growers, exporters, dealers and millers.
Explore Kenyan coffee
Coffee prices
Average auction prices per sale and per grade, volumes and values by season.
Exporters and dealers
Licensed coffee dealers and exporters in Kenya, with licence numbers and websites.
Top coffee buyers
Who buys the most Kenyan coffee at the auction, and what they pay.
Coffee millers
The dry mills that hull and grade Kenyan coffee before sale.
Growers map
Cooperatives, factories and estates on a map, searchable by name, code and county.
Coffee grades
What AA, AB, PB, C and the other Kenyan grades mean, and what each one sells for.
What Kenyan coffee sells for
Average auction price by grade at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, 2015–2020, in US dollars per 50 kg bag. Over that period the market average was US$190 per bag.
Prices by season| Grade | Avg price | Tonnes sold |
|---|---|---|
| E | US$253 | 520 |
| AA | US$278 | 37,422 |
| AB | US$218 | 83,826 |
| PB | US$205 | 9,726 |
| C | US$168 | 37,850 |
| TT | US$158 | 5,541 |
| T | US$91 | 7,709 |
Market reports
Free analysis of Kenya's coffee auction: prices, grades, counties and buyers.
Who buys Kenyan coffee? Buyer concentration at the auction
A handful of exporters buy most of Kenya's auction coffee, and their combined share grew between 2015 and 2020. Their average prices show very different strategies....
Kenya coffee prices by county and grower type
Coffee from Kirinyaga earns the highest average price at the auction, followed by Embu, Bungoma and Murang'a. Cooperative factories out-earn estates on average, largely because they...
Kenya coffee auction review, 2015–2020
Six seasons of Nairobi Coffee Exchange results show prices peaking in 2016/17, collapsing in 2018/19 and recovering in 2019/20, while the premium for top grades widened...
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Frequently asked questions
Where does MyKahawa get its coffee data?
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) runs Kenya’s central coffee auction, usually on Tuesdays at Wakulima House, Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi. The NCE publishes results after each sale. MyKahawa compiled the results from January 2015 to September 2020 and publishes summaries and charts.
Are you affiliated with the Nairobi Coffee Exchange?
No. MyKahawa is independent.
Can I buy coffee from MyKahawa?
No. We provide data and information. We are not licensed to trade coffee. To buy Kenyan coffee, contact a licensed exporter or a marketing agent.
Why is my cooperative, estate or company not listed?
The directory is based on Nairobi Coffee Exchange transactions from 2015 to 2020 and the 2012 Kenya Coffee Directory of the Kenya Coffee Traders Association. To add, correct or remove a listing, email wasisi.coffee@gmail.com. Listings are free.
Where can I learn more about the Kenyan coffee trade?
- Nairobi Coffee Exchange: runs the central coffee auction
- Coffee Board of Kenya: the coffee regulator since March 2026 (formerly AFA), which licenses buyers, millers and warehouses
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO): home of the Coffee Research Institute
- Kenya Coffee Producers Association
- Kenya Coffee Traders Association
- African Fine Coffees Association: specialty coffee news and events in Africa
- Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters (KCCE)
- TechnoServe Kenya: smallholder coffee programmes
- FarmDrive: credit for smallholder farmers
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