Iran war withers Kenya’s roses and strands its tea

iran's conflict is hitting kenya's flower and tea exports hard. gulf markets — a major buyer of kenyan roses — have cratered, and air freight costs have spiked, making it much more expensive to ship fresh-cut stems. tea exports are also getting squeezed by higher shipping costs and disrupted routes. kenya's flower industry is the country's second-largest foreign exchange earner after tea. the gulf has been a key destination for both products. with trade routes disrupted and transport costs climbing, growers are facing a sudden squeeze on margins. the full impact is still unfolding, but the immediate picture is one of stranded cargo and lost sales.