Kitui Agribusiness Index
Local commodity and livestock prices from markets across Kitui County - green grams, cotton, honey, mangoes, and livestock, recorded market by market so the trend over time is visible, not just a single snapshot.
Every recorded price, one dot each. The vertical axis uses a logarithmic scale so a KES 100/kg crop and an KES 85,000 head of cattle are both readable on the same chart.
Key
- Sorghum
- Finger millet
- Honey (crude)
- Pigeon peas (Mbaazi)
- Cotton (seed cotton)
- Goats (adult, mixed)
- Cattle (cows and bulls)
- Mangoes (exotic varieties)
- Mangoes (local varieties)
- Maize
- Green grams (Ndengu)
| Commodity | Market | Price | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger millet | Kitui (county average) | KES 90 / per kg (KES 8,100 per 90kg bag) | 14 Feb 2018 | An older data point, kept for historical depth - Kitui's price sat… |
| Sorghum | Kitui (county average) | KES 70 / per kg (KES 6,300 per 90kg bag) | 14 Feb 2018 | An older data point, kept for historical depth - Kitui had the… |
| Pigeon peas (Mbaazi) | Kisasi Market | KES 70 / per kg wholesale (retail KES 80/kg) | 26 Nov 2024 | A narrower wholesale-to-retail spread than most other crops in this index (about… |
| Maize | Tseikuru Market | KES 61 / per kg (KES 5,500 per 90kg bag) | 1 Jan 2026 | The highest of the six Kitui/Mwingi markets in this same data set… |
| Maize | Kalundu Market | KES 50 / per kg (KES 4,500 per 90kg bag) | 1 Jan 2026 | Wholesale price per Kenya Ministry of Agriculture market reporting - exact collection… |
| Cotton (seed cotton) | National minimum price (applies to Kitui growers) | KES 72 / per kg | 1 Jan 2025 | Government-set minimum farm-gate price, up from KES 52/kg - part of a… |
| Honey (crude) | Kabati Market | KES 600 / per kg wholesale (retail KES 1,000/kg) | 4 Nov 2024 | A roughly 67% wholesale-to-retail margin - in line with reporting elsewhere that… |
| Cattle (cows and bulls) | Tseikuru Livestock Market | KES 85,000 / per head (range KES 50,000-120,000, midpoint shown) | 15 Apr 2025 | Substantial range attributed to selective demand for high-quality cattle and varying market… |
| Goats (adult, mixed) | Tseikuru Livestock Market | KES 16,000 / per head (range KES 10,000-22,000, midpoint shown) | 15 Apr 2025 | Wide price range reflects variability in quality and size; immature bucks/does traded… |
| Mangoes (local varieties) | Kitui County (farm-gate average) | KES 23 / per kg (study mean: KES 22.83) | 1 Jul 2025 | Local varieties fetch less than grafted/exotic varieties at farm gate; most Kitui… |
