Trading Portal

Total Sales:

KES 1.2M

Average Price:

KES 320/kg

Top Buyer:

ABC Exporters

Top Broker:

NCE Brokers Ltd

Highest Grade:

AA - KES 410/kg

Total Volume:

3,750 kg

Participants in the auction ecosystem

NCE Stakeholders

Trade Participants operate in a transparent, regulated coffee auction trading under Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and County Governments oversight.

Value chain

Flow of coffee and participation within the NCE auction framework.

Primary market participants

Stakeholders directly active within the NCE auction framework.

Growers

  • Produce coffee delivered through cooperatives or estates.
  • Receive auction proceeds via the Direct Settlement System (DSS).
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Coffee Cooperatives

  • Aggregate smallholder production.
  • Coordinate milling and marketing.
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Licensed Coffee Millers

  • Process parchment into clean coffee.
  • Prepare graded lots for auction.
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Licensed Coffee Brokers

  • Conduct NCE auctions.
  • Facilitate competitive bidding.
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Licensed Coffee Buyers and Roasters

  • Must hold a licence from AFA (Agriculture and Food Authority).
  • Participate in competitive bidding.
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Financiers

  • Provide affordable credit and financing solutions to farmers and value chain actors.
  • Support farm inputs, operations, and productivity improvements.
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Regulatory & oversight institutions

CMA, AFA, and county governments—together with national policy—shape how NCE operates.

Capital Markets Authority (CMA)

  • Supervises exchange operations.
  • Ensures compliance with capital markets regulations.

Agriculture & Food Authority (AFA) – Coffee Directorate

  • Licenses growers, licensed coffee millers, and licensed coffee brokers.
  • Regulates production standards.

County governments

  • Support devolved coordination for coffee value-chain programmes and county services.
  • Align local implementation with national coffee policy and sector priorities.

Financial infrastructure

Direct Settlement System (DSS)

  • Facilitates transparent settlement.
  • Ensures secure payment distribution.
  • Maintains audit trails.

For detailed participation requirements, see the Trading Portal and NCE Trading Rules. Growers may also visit Growers; licensed coffee buyers and roasters may visit Licensed buyers & roasters.

From Crop to Cup

Quality at every stage