Kenya Tea Industry Performance Report - 2025 March

Tea production for March 2025 was lower by 16.41 Million Kgs (30.20%) from 54.34 Million Kgs recorded during 2024 to 37.93 million kgs. It was also lower compared to 44.61 million Kgs recorded in February and 54.36 Million Kgs in January this year. Though March marks the onset of the "Long Rains" season (March-May), it was attributed to prolonged hot and dry weather conditions experienced during February and part of March. In addition, the onset of the "Long Rains" season in the country, which occurred between the second to the fourth weeks of March, was characterized by lower rainfall (near-to-above the March Long Term Mean (LTM)). Within the tea growing areas, the first week of March was dry while the rest of the month recorded moderate precipitation ranging from an average of 13 to 56 mm daily in the West of Rift and 7 to 73mm daily in the East of Rift.

The effect of adverse weather conditions on the production during March this year was more pronounced in the West of Rift, consequent to which the tea output within the Region dropped by 32.92% from 35.78 Million kgs recorded in March last year to 24 Million Kgs. Within the East of Rift, output dropped by 24.97% from 18.56 Million Kgs to 13.92 Million Kgs.