Kenya's tea export earnings surging to record high in 2023

NAIROBI, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- The value of Kenya's tea exports increased 31 percent in 2023, a record high, boosted by a rise in volumes exported and a decline in the value of the local currency, officials said Thursday.

Willy Mutai, the chief executive officer of the Tea Board of Kenya, said that tea export earnings stood at a record 180.57 billion shillings (about 1.22 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, compared to 940 million dollars the previous year.