Factors affecting retail prices (% of respondents)

The January 2025 survey, by the Central Bank of Kenya (Agriculture Sector Survey for Jan 2025) like previous surveys, sought to establish the factors that influence retail prices of select food items.

The proportion that reported transport costs as a factor influencing retail prices declined slightly to 83 percent in January 2025, from 86 percent in November 2024.

However, the proportion citing the impact of weather conditions (floods, drought) increased to 86 per cent in January 2025 from 62 per cent in November 2024.

This was influenced to a large extent by the higher temperatures in January 2025 relative to the long-term mean for the month.