NAIROBI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's tea export earnings surged by 18 percent in the first half of 2024, driven by increased shipments to key markets, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on Wednesday.
In its economic report, the KNBS said earnings jumped to 102.4 billion shillings (about 795 million U.S. dollars) for the period ending in June, with the country exporting 320,563 metric tons of tea. This marked a significant increase from the 674.9 million dollars earned from 270,287 metric tons during the same period in 2023.
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