Kerumbe Estate
Estate in Kisii County, Kenya · Growers code EB.0002
Auction performance
Between January 2015 and May 2020, coffee from Kerumbe Estate was sold in 460 lots at 98 auctions of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. By volume it ranks 4 of 2,078 growers.
US$154average price per 50 kg bag
-19%vs market average (US$190)
1100 tcoffee sold
US$3.4mtotal value
The average price depends heavily on the grade mix: lots of lower grades (MH, ML, UG, T) pull it down. Compare like with like in the grade table below.
Prices by grade
| Grade | Lots | Tonnes | Avg price | Market avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 137 | 576.1 | 170 | 218 | -22% |
| C | 108 | 194.0 | 138 | 168 | -18% |
| UG1 | 28 | 122.6 | 64 | 119 | -46% |
| AA | 95 | 121.7 | 237 | 278 | -15% |
| UG | 6 | 24.7 | 71 | 90 | -21% |
| PB | 39 | 20.7 | 170 | 205 | -17% |
| UG2 | 14 | 18.9 | 50 | 80 | -38% |
| MH | 6 | 6.9 | 61 | 86 | -29% |
| TT | 15 | 6.6 | 147 | 158 | -7% |
| T | 10 | 5.5 | 63 | 91 | -31% |
| ML | 1 | 1.4 | 20 | 56 | -65% |
| SB | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 37 | -73% |
By season
| Season | Lots | Tonnes | Avg price (US$/50 kg) | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 44 | 102.5 | 199 | 199 |
| 2015/16 | 49 | 143.4 | 159 | 191 |
| 2016/17 | 89 | 247.5 | 197 | 231 |
| 2017/18 | 107 | 268.0 | 100 | 191 |
| 2018/19 | 128 | 269.4 | 136 | 147 |
| 2019/20 | 43 | 68.9 | 206 | 188 |
Who buys this coffee
| Buyer | Lots | Share of volume | Avg price (US$/50 kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Winch (Coffee) Ltd | 114 | 25% | 163 |
| Ibero (K) Ltd | 102 | 20% | 188 |
| Rashid Moledina and Co. (Msa) Ltd | 51 | 13% | 75 |
| Mombasa Coffee Ltd | 32 | 7% | 62 |
| Mumbi Coffee Ltd*2 | 11 | 4% | 194 |
| C. Dorman Ltd | 15 | 4% | 129 |
| Sondhi Trading Limited | 16 | 3% | 181 |
| Kenyacof | 14 | 3% | 204 |
Marks used on auction lots: 15HC0063/KERUMBEESTATE/EB0002, 07KF0041/KERUMBEE/EB0002, 08KF0036/KERUMBEE/EB0002, 10KF0062/KERUMBEE/EB0002, 09KF0053/KERUMBEE/EB0002.
Source: Nairobi Coffee Exchange sale results, January 2015 to September 2020, compiled by MyKahawa. Direct sales are not included. Prices are volume-weighted.