Twin Estate
Estate in Machakos County, Kenya · Growers code AF.0017
Auction performance
Between July 2015 and September 2020, coffee from Twin Estate was sold in 146 lots at 37 auctions of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. By volume it ranks 97 of 2,078 growers.
US$178average price per 50 kg bag
-6%vs market average (US$190)
356 tcoffee sold
US$1.3mtotal value
The average price depends heavily on the grade mix: lots of lower grades (MH, ML, UG, T) pull it down. Compare like with like in the grade table below.
Prices by grade
| Grade | Lots | Tonnes | Avg price | Market avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 39 | 147.4 | 182 | 218 | -17% |
| AA | 27 | 83.5 | 246 | 278 | -11% |
| C | 26 | 69.9 | 150 | 168 | -11% |
| T | 12 | 16.9 | 66 | 91 | -28% |
| PB | 17 | 13.6 | 193 | 205 | -6% |
| MH | 7 | 9.6 | 91 | 86 | +6% |
| HE | 7 | 4.8 | 84 | 108 | -22% |
| UG3 | 1 | 3.8 | 27 | 41 | -35% |
| ML | 4 | 3.4 | 63 | 56 | +11% |
| TT | 4 | 2.4 | 114 | 158 | -28% |
| UG2 | 1 | 0.5 | 119 | 80 | +48% |
| E | 1 | 0.1 | 175 | 253 | -31% |
By season
| Season | Lots | Tonnes | Avg price (US$/50 kg) | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 25 | 79.1 | 197 | 199 |
| 2015/16 | 20 | 49.2 | 221 | 191 |
| 2016/17 | 19 | 32.2 | 211 | 231 |
| 2017/18 | 15 | 49.5 | 203 | 191 |
| 2018/19 | 41 | 99.7 | 127 | 147 |
| 2019/20 | 26 | 46.0 | 164 | 188 |
Who buys this coffee
| Buyer | Lots | Share of volume | Avg price (US$/50 kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibero (K) Ltd | 51 | 38% | 162 |
| Taylor Winch (Coffee) Ltd | 30 | 18% | 201 |
| Louis Dreyfus Commodities (K) Ltd | 14 | 8% | 155 |
| C. Dorman Ltd | 6 | 7% | 192 |
| Kenyacof | 5 | 4% | 210 |
| Star Coffee | 3 | 3% | 266 |
| BTG Pactual | 3 | 3% | 207 |
| Sondhi Trading Limited | 5 | 3% | 184 |
Marks used on auction lots: 31NG0001/TWINRIVER/AF0017, 31NG0001/TWINRIVER1/AF0017, 37NG3001/TWINRIVER1/AF0017, 40NG0008/TWINRIVER/AF0017, 39NG0018/TWINRIVER/AF0017.
Source: Nairobi Coffee Exchange sale results, January 2015 to September 2020, compiled by MyKahawa. Direct sales are not included. Prices are volume-weighted.