Prices were lower at this week's coffeeauction for all grades and qualities except better quality AB
grades, which held steady, the Coffee Board of Kenya said.
    The board said it offered 35,000 bags and sold 32,876.
    So far this coffee year, Kenya has sold 918,707 bags to all
markets, of which 326,182 are for the 1986/7 pool, with an
overall average price of 41,500 shillings a tonne, it added.
    The board will offer 35,000 bags at its next auction on
April 14.
          BAGS                PRICE PER 50 KG
      OFFERED SOLD        AVERAGE
 PB      430   430   2304.78 (2267.21)
 AA     7289  6834   2292.92 (2358.96)
 AB    12664 11895   2289.99 (2291.13)
 C      3198  2867   2073.15 (2107.64)
 T       876   876   1508.79 (1510.67)
 TT     1375  1375   2053.25 (2095.64)
 E       159   159   2250.19 (2252.18)
 MISC   9009  8440   1409.50 (1398.60)
 TOTAL 35000 32876     AVERAGE FOR SALE      2014.93 (1994.94)
 Reuter
