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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangoes (exotic varieties) | Kitui County (farm-gate average) | KES 33 / per kg (study mean: KES 32.74) | 1 Jul 2025 | Exotic (grafted) varieties command a significantly higher farm-gate price than local varieties… |
| Green grams (Ndengu) | Kabati Market | KES 80 / per kg (KES 7,200 per 90kg bag) | 15 Jan 2026 | Wholesale price per Kenya Ministry of Agriculture market reporting. |
| Green grams (Ndengu) | Kitui retail/wholesale market | KES 165 / per kg (retail 150-180 range, midpoint shown) | 1 Mar 2026 | Wholesale prices around KES 150/kg, retail up to KES 180/kg in 2026… |
| Green grams (Ndengu) | Kitui County guaranteed farmgate price | KES 100 / per kg | 1 Mar 2026 | Guaranteed minimum under the county government's "Ndengu Revolution" programme, which has distributed… |
