Millet, cassava, and sorghum are also important crops. Kenya now produces more tea than any country in the world except India and China. Kenya's ability to export coffee was long limited by an export quota system. The coffee industry is now liberalized in several ways. Dealers can now transact their business in US dollars.
Farmers are free to sell their coffee outside the central market.
The number of licensed marketing agents has markedly increased. Kenya ranks second in the world in the production of sisal and fourth in the export of cut flowers. Other agricultural exports include cashew nuts, fruits and vegetables. Agricultural goods are now Kenya's third largest merchandise export. Beef and dairy cattle are also important to Kenya's agricultural economy.