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KCCM

Small estate, Kenya · Growers code KC.0001

Auction performance

Between February 2015 and May 2015, coffee from KCCM was sold in 18 lots at 8 auctions of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. By volume it ranks 947 of 2,078 growers.

US$168average price per 50 kg bag
-12%vs market average (US$190)
27 tcoffee sold
US$90,001total 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

Average price by grade for KCCM compared with the market, US$ per 50 kg bag
GradeLotsTonnesAvg priceMarket avgDifference
PB 6 9.8 191 205 -7%
MH 3 6.1 104 86 +21%
E 1 2.4 244 253 -3%
AA 1 2.1 238 278 -14%
UG1 2 1.9 178 119 +50%
TT 1 1.4 185 158 +17%
ML 1 1.3 84 56 +49%
UG2 2 1.3 87 80 +9%
C 1 0.7 177 168 +6%

By season

KCCM at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange by coffee season (October–September)
SeasonLotsTonnesAvg price (US$/50 kg)Market avg
2014/151826.9168199

Who buys this coffee

Top buyers of coffee from KCCM at the auction
BuyerLotsShare of volumeAvg price (US$/50 kg)
Kenyacof317%163
Alanwood Ltd315%223
Louis Dreyfus Commodities (K) Ltd315%143
Jowam Coffee Traders Ltd110%188
Ibero (K) Ltd110%100
Rashid Moledina and Co. (Msa) Ltd19%244
Merali Dewji and Sons (K) Ltd27%176
Taylor Winch (Coffee) Ltd15%185

Marks used on auction lots: 15TK4001/SWEEPINGS, 15TK4002/SWEEPINGS, 15TK4003/SWEEPINGS, 15TK4004/SWEEPINGS, 18KC4001/SWEEPINGS/KC0001.

Source: Nairobi Coffee Exchange sale results, January 2015 to September 2020, compiled by MyKahawa. Direct sales are not included. Prices are volume-weighted.