Nairobi, March 19 -- Kenyan coffee exports nearly doubled to 2,685 tonnes in January on demand for the larger quantities of quality crops from the main October-December production season in Kenya.

The performance marks a rebound in the performance of exports of the commodity which had fallen to 1,478 tonnes in December, the lowest monthly level since January 1999.

Kenya's coffee is marketed through the direct exports window or the main Nairobi Coffee Exchange channel.

The latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that the revenues earned by the commodity rose 72 percent from the Sh1.2 billion posted in December to Sh2.1 billion in January.

"The quantity of exported coffee increased from 1,478.3 tonnes in December ...