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Coffee prices at an all time high @ 775 bob per kg
hardwood
#1 Posted : Friday, February 23, 2018 2:02:00 PM
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Very good news....farmers should be smiling all the way to the bank. https://www.nation.co.ke...14580-8uuqsez/index.html
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Coffee prices at the weekly Nairobi auction have risen 75 per cent since the first sale of the year following an increase in high quality beans. The average price of a 50-kilo bag rose to a high of Sh38,784 in Tuesday’s auction from Sh22,119 in the first sale of this year.
Swenani
#2 Posted : Friday, February 23, 2018 2:57:32 PM
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hardwood wrote:
Very good news....farmers should be smiling all the way to the bank. https://www.nation.co.ke...14580-8uuqsez/index.html
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Coffee prices at the weekly Nairobi auction have risen 75 per cent since the first sale of the year following an increase in high quality beans. The average price of a 50-kilo bag rose to a high of Sh38,784 in Tuesday’s auction from Sh22,119 in the first sale of this year.
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Kaigangio
#3 Posted : Friday, February 23, 2018 4:53:10 PM
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hardwood wrote:
Very good news....farmers should be smiling all the way to the bank. https://www.nation.co.ke...14580-8uuqsez/index.html
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Coffee prices at the weekly Nairobi auction have risen 75 per cent since the first sale of the year following an increase in high quality beans. The average price of a 50-kilo bag rose to a high of Sh38,784 in Tuesday’s auction from Sh22,119 in the first sale of this year.
@hardwood...bubudiu mbovu news NKT!!!.Which farmer is that, that should be smiling all the way to the bank? They have not paid above 150/= per kg in a long time and I don't expect it even if if they auctioned it at 2,000/= per kg. Poor farmer!!!
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
murchr
#4 Posted : Friday, February 23, 2018 5:18:49 PM
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Kaigangio wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Very good news....farmers should be smiling all the way to the bank. https://www.nation.co.ke...14580-8uuqsez/index.html
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Coffee prices at the weekly Nairobi auction have risen 75 per cent since the first sale of the year following an increase in high quality beans. The average price of a 50-kilo bag rose to a high of Sh38,784 in Tuesday’s auction from Sh22,119 in the first sale of this year.
@hardwood...bubudiu mbovu news NKT!!!.Which farmer is that, that should be smiling all the way to the bank? They have not paid above 150/= per kg in a long time and I don't expect it even if if they auctioned it at 2,000/= per kg. Poor farmer!!!
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hardwood
#5 Posted : Wednesday, December 05, 2018 6:07:01 PM
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Good news... Kenyan coffee now fetches Sh30,000 per 50kg bag https://www.businessdail...82002-37q4waz/index.html
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#6 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2018 7:13:24 AM
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hardwood wrote:
Good news... Kenyan coffee now fetches Sh30,000 per 50kg bag https://www.businessdail...82002-37q4waz/index.html
What!!! Seriously good money!
BBI will solve it :)
masukuma
#7 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2018 12:20:42 PM
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2012 wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Good news... Kenyan coffee now fetches Sh30,000 per 50kg bag https://www.businessdail...82002-37q4waz/index.html
What!!! Seriously good money!
I like doing back-of-the-envelope arithmetic sometimes and so KES 30,000 a bag is like $300 for a 50kgs bag. Star Bucks sells a cup for $1.85... lets say $2 I read that
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An industry standard dose for a coffee is 7 grams per serve. For a 1kg bag you could expect to get in the range of 120-140 cups depending on strength, double shots and wastage.
lets pick the lesser figure = 120 cups a kg * $2 a cup = $240 a KG i.e. to Star bucks a 50kg bag is worth around $12,000 i.e. 40 times the cost that we are selling it to them! I know I know... transport costs, taxes, labour costs, storage... blah blah blah! I will let you decided how much of the remaining $11,700 a bag all these take and then tell yourself who is really celebrating about coffee having "Good Money".
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2012
#8 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2018 1:25:48 PM
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masukuma wrote:
2012 wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Good news... Kenyan coffee now fetches Sh30,000 per 50kg bag https://www.businessdail...82002-37q4waz/index.html
What!!! Seriously good money!
I like doing back-of-the-envelope arithmetic sometimes and so KES 30,000 a bag is like $300 for a 50kgs bag. Star Bucks sells a cup for $1.85... lets say $2 I read that
Quote:
An industry standard dose for a coffee is 7 grams per serve. For a 1kg bag you could expect to get in the range of 120-140 cups depending on strength, double shots and wastage.
lets pick the lesser figure = 120 cups a kg * $2 a cup = $240 a KG i.e. to Star bucks a 50kg bag is worth around $12,000 i.e. 40 times the cost that we are selling it to them! I know I know... transport costs, taxes, labour costs, storage... blah blah blah! I will let you decided how much of the remaining $11,700 a bag all these take and then tell yourself who is really celebrating about coffee having "Good Money".
I guess what you're saying here is that everyone is happy, right? The biggest mistake they can make is try to add value to this gold locally. They don't have the expertise nor built trust unlike Starbucks. They should stick to what they know, farming, if someone wants to value-add, they can buy the raw product at market price and proceed.
BBI will solve it :)
hardwood
#9 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2018 3:27:18 PM
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Macadamia price also booming. Farmers minting millions as price hits 200 per kg. Money is literally growing on trees. https://www.businessdail...825774-gbwx6x/index.html
masukuma
#10 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2018 3:52:32 PM
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2012 wrote:
masukuma wrote:
2012 wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Good news... Kenyan coffee now fetches Sh30,000 per 50kg bag https://www.businessdail...82002-37q4waz/index.html
What!!! Seriously good money!
I like doing back-of-the-envelope arithmetic sometimes and so KES 30,000 a bag is like $300 for a 50kgs bag. Star Bucks sells a cup for $1.85... lets say $2 I read that
Quote:
An industry standard dose for a coffee is 7 grams per serve. For a 1kg bag you could expect to get in the range of 120-140 cups depending on strength, double shots and wastage.
lets pick the lesser figure = 120 cups a kg * $2 a cup = $240 a KG i.e. to Star bucks a 50kg bag is worth around $12,000 i.e. 40 times the cost that we are selling it to them! I know I know... transport costs, taxes, labour costs, storage... blah blah blah! I will let you decided how much of the remaining $11,700 a bag all these take and then tell yourself who is really celebrating about coffee having "Good Money".
I guess what you're saying here is that everyone is happy, right?
Happy - Yes! making "good money"? No! it's the same with Cocoa
All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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