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TEA PRODUCTION AND EXPORT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2026 (KGS)

PRODUCTION (KGS)
Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
2026 2,829,829 960,418 714,344 134,621 - - - - - - - - 4,639,212
2025 5,543,644 3,615,302 3,557,443 4,818,637 6,941,661 4,857,590 4,939,288 4,183,188 4,629,376 6,049,504 5,675,960 5,483,371 60,294,964
2024 5,911,527 4,317,227 5,209,643 6,574,359 5,686,159 4,709,222 3,417,017 3,076,933 3,675,721 5,402,397 5,325,358 4,909,656 58,215,219
2023 7,139,367 5,165,191 5,499,302 8,393,429 8,708,764 7,467,082 5,854,250 4,606,216 4,833,499 6,050,579 4,158,600 3,544,187 71,420,466
2022 6,973,284 5,469,596 5,437,783 6,980,923 8,486,196 6,935,085 5,526,304 4,042,980 5,638,350 7,436,398 7,697,796 6,636,059 77,260,754
2021 7,260,352 5,672,211 5,562,475 7,293,426 7,905,066 7,511,914 5,655,429 4,541,837 6,571,684 8,040,209 7,680,562 7,980,094 81,675,259
2020 6,758,872 5,305,044 6,429,289 6,897,404 7,056,581 6,594,006 5,627,636 4,597,562 6,113,711 7,771,642 6,798,789 6,905,368 76,855,904
2019 7,867,237 5,245,036 4,723,001 5,258,725 8,964,618 5,695,345 5,645,267 4,983,493 4,545,061 5,907,228 6,589,291 6,632,935 72,057,237
2018 5,610,003 2,871,924 4,446,586 8,179,118 7,507,535 7,327,787 5,263,435 4,050,044 5,378,915 6,806,240 7,422,717 6,702,559 71,566,863
MONTHLY EXPORTS BY DESTINATION (KGS) 2026 (MOMBASA)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
2026 2,075,563 776,358 289,836 83,500 - - - - - - - - 3,225,257
2025 4,769,931 4,174,892 3,970,264 3,356,007 4,240,936 4,160,527 4,724,400 3,949,131 3,741,755 4,279,815 4,367,728 4,011,643 49,747,029
2024 5,010,346 4,939,483 4,719,040 5,179,855 5,581,310 4,378,931 3,920,389 3,531,360 3,110,234 4,121,257 4,457,377 4,132,258 53,081,840
2023 6,554,292 6,787,712 6,142,572 5,938,455 8,736,191 7,790,545 7,893,875 5,206,980 4,176,526 4,566,893 3,090,152 2,874,680 69,758,873
2022 7,762,329 6,954,686 6,994,788 6,930,242 7,612,009 8,142,333 6,810,492 4,725,519 5,350,530 5,889,405 6,346,251 5,981,377 79,499,961
2021 6,355,204 5,593,976 6,350,777 5,889,276 6,361,372 7,245,603 5,809,850 5,177,197 4,571,430 5,847,189 6,212,245 6,631,163 72,045,282
2020 6,130,834 5,234,116 5,859,364 6,176,427 6,026,424 6,383,162 5,405,168 4,608,811 5,895,344 6,139,650 6,323,885 6,190,155 70,373,340
2019 7,006,246 5,341,787 5,007,031 5,756,892 6,454,643 4,492,159 5,979,265 5,054,362 4,337,765 5,063,410 5,204,280 4,974,807 64,672,647
2018 5,875,339 3,772,316 3,705,204 5,771,767 6,423,874 6,175,451 4,904,299 3,918,777 4,231,861 5,613,166 5,590,555 4,895,797 60,878,406
COMPARATIVE AVERAGE GENERAL MARKET TEA PRICES PER KILO ON US$ (2026)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
2025 1.14 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.00 0.97 0.95 0.97 1.02 0.94 0.99 1.05 1.01
2024 0.83 0.85 0.90 0.83 0.76 0.80 0.79 0.82 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 0.89
2023 1.19 1.19 1.26 1.20 1.10 1.01 0.92 0.98 0.88 0.72 0.77 0.75 1.00
2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.00
2021 1.25 1.25 1.21 1.13 1.115 1.13 1.04 1.10 1.14 1.13 1.06 1.14 1.14
2020 1.23 1.12 1.05 1.24 1.22 1.23 1.55 1.32 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.25 1.26
2019 1.17 1.23 1.24 1.12 1.11 0.87 0.84 1.02 1.19 1.29 1.21 1.13 1.12
2018 2.24 2.35 2.20 2.02 2.02 1.84 1.78 1.72 1.62 1.61 1.70 2.00 1.93
2017 2.30 2.40 2.08 1.98 1.98 2.19 2.24 2.23 2.36 2.39 2.25 2.22 2.22
LOCAL SALES (KGS) 2026
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL YEAR
429,219 226,292 402,684 1,582 - - - - - - - - 1,059,777 2026
668,395 644,742 508,401 624,566 800,048 682,441 1,061,623 522,589 422,680 525,306 716,474 1,164,604 8,341,869 2025
1,289,826 520,186 455,806 681,448 690,837 640,373 747,824 492,717 423,544 474,225 556,766 433,322 7,206,874 2024
641,225 446,351 471,195 477,451 583,950 596,090 720,845 840,996 1,059,744 851,155 704,701 574,587 7,968,290 2023
406,124 495,932 354,063 315,897 458,746 415,140 497,666 353,474 371,076 476,447 481,966 528,555 5,155,086 2022
407,086 532,217 491,185 329,981 626,969 544,039 230,289 329,971 407,502 488,740 590,540 578,169 5,556,688 2021
518,909 569,459 545,259 479,009 621,287 449,705 460,410 363,076 444,344 589,974 533,423 448,115 6,022,970 2020
358,573 425,774 401,372 239,572 504,727 322,102 389,969 422,676 339,836 340,321 446,461 1,162,468 5,333,851 2019
313,976 244,799 318,387 524,298 639,776 451,711 330,691 327,752 316,616 404,897 426,701 418,731 4,718,335 2018
UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION MONTHLY TEA PRODUCTION BY GROUPS (KGS) 2025
COMPANY ESTATE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC CUMM
Ankole 361307 244669 318934 381331 373150 328231 293031 241632 278304 456752 347521 331970 3956832
Bugambe 167473 27079 30799 135704 349992 159915 233074 191953 192884 231161 231253 225514 2176801
Kiko 126476 55944 40549 113070 307904 157900 150303 143936 131092 187965 167169 214420 1796728
Kisaru 175925 104198 25097 144997 203023 145508 182858 145897 172208 201926 182742 189654 1874033
Muzizi 126521 27099 27269 56580 232670 96812 127647 134564 127275 150002 146919 157679 1411037
Mwenge 335619 193207 153094 316920 575729 409931 358641 309981 307531 386920 413927 360582 4122082
Mcleod R TOTAL 1293321 652196 595742 1148602 2042468 1298297 1345554 1167963 1209294 1614726 1489531 1479819 15337513
Mabale 71370 29298 26706 73020 112078 20287 16523 10603 45031 169615 199861 192612 967004
Mpanga N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 27436 27436
Igara 288008 233245 228620 241426 233380 193460 128817 75565 105083 149610 161583 97518 2136315
Buhweju 248094 183310 183954 255900 255193 168303 121323 66623 111846 146609 131285 90480 1962920
Kayonza 183665 105016 100533 148051 126905 75936 71294 59545 58524 68274 104320 140672 1242735
UTDAL 791137 550869 539813 718397 727556 457986 337957 212336 320484 534108 597049 548718 6336410
Toro 245814 189266 145688 245159 459809 68505 287270 214033 282403 376349 338592 373493 3226381
Mityana 68050 54827 60120 83880 90400 345134 57680 42583 67773 108994 66585 58434 1104460
Kiamara 70906 2472 0 23013 123152 59211 63079 52657 66561 92424 73808 75407 702690
Tamteco TOTAL 384770 246565 205808 352052 673361 472850 408029 309273 416737 577767 478985 507334 5033531
Buzira 222901 106498 78958 181125 230121 157762 163858 149649 130928 154157 155752 144266 1875975
Hima 256912 134636 220926 183188 192570 64219 90946 41293 59065 104440 88541 87177 1523913
Munobwa 192970 105904 85588 230087 394904 224444 290272 225728 322825 287546 273015 281716 2914999
Kigumba 144199 68429 13400 36150 157969 70085 108818 102758 112878 97221 109822 108858 1130587
Rwenzori C TOTAL 816982 415467 398872 630550 975564 516510 653894 519428 625696 643364 627130 622017 7445474
Kakonde 240882 176568 133821 297819 232134 209614 184342 158575 194223 231105 201656 160890 2421629
Namayiba 55462 30941 29527 52314 59241 41333 36829 43378 35320 35996 36691 40294 497326
NTEL TOTAL 296344 207509 163348 350133 291375 250947 221171 201953 229543 267101 238347 201184 2918955
U T C 126061 98103 79342 142443 160831 109391 125724 116969 124646 152545 164475 124974 1525504
Kijura 70548 44080 65108 103526 200578 161230 162288 92794 128400 155409 178503 161193 1523657
Kinkizi 57840 72210 59860 59790 59860 73780 59130 60040 82940 70740 93150 35250 784590
Kigezi 35750 49250 23100 34400 36350 36450 36730 36010 34520 47860 34560 22000 426980
Mwera 108273 88341 80305 128364 135008 80350 90654 78715 102093 144090 115775 96776 1248744
Global Tea 706580 586560 706380 275200 817080 590200 655840 658720 519560 677120 542940 583760 7319940
Moniko Tea 20736 13014 14276 21787 26328 17756 13829 12775 19809 30827 22487 19264 232888
SwaziHighland 208516 152277 164346 237781 231321 263151 299145 265659 277369 315148 289885 294626 2999224
Nyambya Tea N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5800 5800
Kyamuhunga 311733 219967 244772 287385 295873 247774 234066 168954 202565 315660 294649 271536 3094934
Rusekere G T 171543 129546 116214 186302 80420 188111 210254 222296 223459 262864 225843 234188 2251040
Bwoma Tea 72140 60050 73451 68905 75610 72520 68500 48700 67230 70560 82790 88120 848576
G.TOTAL 5543644 3615302 3557443 4818637 6941661 4857590 4939288 4183188 4629376 6049504 5675960 5483371 60294964
MONTHLY EXPORTS BY GROUPS (KGS) 2025
COMPANY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC CUMM
Mcleod Russel 1226160 1342520 1201400 915960 663550 1160810 1802389 1345711 973040 1045594 1245885 1450610 14373629
Mabale G T F 0
Mpanga G T F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igara G T F 191097 119462 120679 215673 142832 140265 140265 70834 70953 69531 116772 47355 1445718
Kayonza G T F 166440 119440 119080 404960
Tamteco 451266 240336 184752 330425 551139 429162 355318 252366 273338 518731 438357 443529 4468719
Kiamara 83061 0 0 13142 118486 63760 61784 53672 62344 96382 79748 59361 691740
Rwenzori Comm 459574 263468 235460 305560 471315 292420 248600 320600 243700 266520 261681 166754 3535652
U T C 143952 181396 102138 104188 107012 186334 120028 113948 144314 99816 134764 127100 1564990
Namayiba Tea Estates Ltd 195900 180400 246620 180280 174780 133860 133200 109560 176720 157660 156280 109300 1954560
Madhivan/Mwera 109420 88700 82840 61780 88540 72440 52780 79660 68360 97600 83320 57060 942500
Kijura Tea 96327 121798 83904 115063 132832 120032 231313 96565 133801 126950 159984 110532 1529101
Kinkizi Development 57840 72210 59860 59790 59860 73780 59130 60040 82940 70740 93150 35250 784590
Kigezi 35750 49250 23100 34400 36350 36450 36730 36010 34520 47860 34560 22000 426980
NTEL 195900 180400 246620 180280 174780 133860 133200 109560 176720 157660 156280 109300 1954560
Global Tea Co.Ltd 706580 586560 706380 275200 817080 590200 655840 658720 519560 677120 542940 583760 7319940
Moniko Tea 24640 0 0 0 0 24320 0 0 0 22400 22240 22320 115920
Swazi Tea 153720 172960 148100 180825 215050 238290 232360 295325 252255 299935 276925 135420 2601165
Nyambya Tea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyamuhunga 281476 212472 259328 235120 212072 237288 218615 143704 267360 237392 288152 288036 2881015
Rusekere G T 118688 183470 76552 79416 199648 154736 174348 154156 194600 217364 193900 155836 1902714
Bwoma Tea 72140 60050 73451 68905 75610 72520 68500 48700 67230 70560 82790 88120 848576
TOTAL 4769931 4174892 3970264 3356007 4240936 4160527 4724400 3949131 3741755 4279815 4367728 4011643 49747029
COMPARATIVE AVERAGE GENERAL MARKET TEA PRICES PER KILO IN US $ 2025
Company COUNTRY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC CUMM
UGANDA 1.14(0.83)) 1.05(0.85)) 1.04(0.90) 1.02(0.83) 1.00(0.76) 0.97(0.80) 0.95(0.79) 0.97(0.82) 1.02(0.97) 0.94(1.03) 0.99(1.02) 1.05(1.04) 1.01(0.89)
KENYA 2.31(2.22) 2.31(2.22) 2.20(2.20) 2.07(2.11) 1.83(1.69) 2.03 2.05 2.12(2.23) 2.09(2.10) 2.24(2.04) 2.27(2.20) 2.26(2.20) 2.14(2.12)
RWANDA 3.01(3.26) 2.97(2.99) 2.77(2.85) 2.62(3.25) 2.56(2.55) 2.78(2.24) 3.03 2.91(2.71) 3.07(3.19) 3.21(3.36) 3.07(3.37) 3.14(3.32) 2.93(3.01)
BURUNDI 2.50(1.87) 1.27(1.52) 1.50(1.17) 1.64(1.440) 1.37(1.42) 1.01(1.38) 1.58 2.00(1.63) 1.88(1.74) 1.44(1.98) 1.48(1.86) 1.35(1.59) 1.59(1.60)
ZAMBIA 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
TANZANIA 1.26(1.18) 1.18(0.90) 1.27(2.76) 1.06(1.44) 1.10(1.51) 1.11(1.71) 1.12 0.80(0.70) 0.51(1.05) 0.00(1.22) 0.00(1.13) 0.913(1.3) 1.03(1.35)
MALAWI 0.00(00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
MADAG 0.00(00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
DR CONGO 0.00(00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
MOZAMBI 0.00(00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
ZIMBABWE 0.00(00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.0 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00) 0.00(0.00)
TOTAL 2.04(1.87) 1.76(1.70) 1.76(1.98) 1.68(1.81) 1.57(1.59) 1.58(1.53) 1.75(0.79) 1.76(1.62) 1.71(1.81) 1.96(1.93) 1.95(1.92) 1.74(1.89) 1.77(1.70)
LOCAL SALES - TEA SOLD TO BLENDERS AND PACKERS BY PRODUCERS (KGS) 2025
COMPANY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC CUMM
Mcleod Russel 58960 2305 1140 10183 129740 132970 279419 10230 1240 1260 1140 400 628987
Mabale G T F 0
Mpanga G T F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igara G T F 67785 99030 59107 62171 98200 30750 90034 31681 28434 46355 46355 51546 711448
Kayonza G T F 75250 91300 36800 96150 98200 34522 54484 24785 28434 63490 49968 40315 693698
Tamteco - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kiamara - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwenzori Comm 413102 383373 308529 300341 283875 379087 532310 365978 263152 328317 501716 824997 4884777
U T C 3765 2578 3356 1825 2680 2155 2729 2452 3013 3104 1219 4244 33120
NTEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Madhivan/Mwera 15278 33535 26800 44100 71560 14430 26481 9569 9774 15093 36825 28773 332218
Kijura Tea 2951 2870 5695 0 8550 2787 6165 8405 10000 6075 844 6551 60893
Kinkizi Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyamuhunga 9354.22 8751 9822 34836 38906 9450 12802 7908 4036 10703 11077 8128 165773.22
Global Tea Co.Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moniko Tea Estate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swazi Tea 21950 21000 20150 11650 11950 21250 775 10090 31755 10000 29850 129120 319540
Nyambya Tea 0
Rusekere G T 0 0 37002 62110 53887 53540 54724 49891 41292 40909 37480 70530 501365
Bwoma Tea 0 0 0 1200 2500 1500 1700 1600 1550 0 0 0 10050
TOTAL 668395.22 644742 508401 624566 800048 682441 1061623 522589 422680 525306 716474 1164604 8341869.22
MONTHLY GREEN LEAF FROM OUT GROWER BY ESTATES
ESTATE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC CUMM
Ankole 856730 669176 816860 1096180 1183560 972840 788730 681770 840180 1492390 1105860 1283690 11787966
Bugambe 101006 37147 4293 99170 190570 75979 167568 126490 132661 119221 145035 137269 1336409
Kiko 216740 100970 59294 250015 834425 389985 383180 345300 320140 579922 471800 498660 4450431
Kisaru 40754 17352 8637 24102 87186 41844 66456 39597 39917 28448 37654 32675 464622
Muzizi 110291 49085 30166 59444 250633 108503 164772 144945 129662 167834 177293 183771 1576399
Mwenge 541945 341905 259200 541980 998040 676455 793120 636385 598675 824095 788150 754930 7754880
TOTAL 1867466 1215635 1178450 2070891 3544414 2265606 2363826 1974487 2061235 3211910 2725792 2890995 27370707
Mabale 301665 124480 111805 309925 478060 86575 71095 44415 193840 732330 865865 813375 4133430
Mpanga 0
Igara 1221775 949690 962055 1043890 979700 783375 511410 286120 433090 669160 670610 413850 8924725
Buhweju 1062030 777060 814485 1123070 1126375 704840 491855 256935 480985 672050 591485 421710 8522880
Kayonza 751650 419600 401030 616040 546245 324014 300590 2502350 248655 291500 420515 589535 7411724
UTDAL 3035455 2146350 2177570 2783000 2652320 1812229 1303855 3045405 1162730 1632710 1682610 1425095 24859329
0
Toro 4542 0 93638 159260 3894 5052 0 3890 6900 4130 6706 2988 291000
Mityana 9895 0 5445 4260 4200 3965 5255 5460 4255 6740 4235 3790 57500
Kiamara 14340 0 0 0 8930 7420 10440 8620 9530 10597 7430 8400 85707
TOTAL 28777 0 99083 163520 17024 16437 15695 17970 20685 21467 18371 15178 434207
Buzira - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hima - 0 0 172220 465506 411842 509867 63796 0 0 0 0 1623231
Munobwa 493122 389409 780491 372073 122753 287502 455598 419028 772773 269033 24401 23684 4409867
Kigumba - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
TOTAL 493122 389409 780491 544293 588259 699344 965465 482824 772773 269033 24401 23684 6033098
Kakonde 21646 15460 12470 25685 15969 17588 9746 11171 17774 21146 21746 19170 209571
Namayiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21646 15460 12470 25685 15969 17588 9746 11171 17774 21146 21746 19170 209571
U T C 51565 40642 35736 43475 66408 48087 55293 43118 41605 54552 49570 54605 584656
Mwera 94315 117306 98838 131926 136798 105709 102196 82602 111833 177793 144393 129762 1433471
Kijura 111914 99288 115109 277386 591811 533140 515551 252390 477919 499408 594307 526746 4594969
Kinkizi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kigezi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Global Tea. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moniko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swazi Tea 855262 655816 711787 1020283 1001851 1107570 1180005 1173985 1193836 1379798 1340961 1290083 12911237
Nyambya Tea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyamuhunga 1368127 949824 1073593 1275634 1302991 1048029 945241 705475 865807 1273451 1214813 1204992 13227977
Rusekere G T 710060 523820 389040 776390 1118760 764190 906880 938494 886265 1109210 930060 978755 10031924
Bwoma Tea 0 0 0 27500 41500 35800 48520 23800 129000 0 0 0 306120
G.TOTAL 5602254 4007200 4494597 6356983 8425785 6641500 7108418 5706316 6578732 8017768 7064414 7133970 77137937
N/A Not Available (No production)