Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane growers in Uganda are divided on the approach to realizing the best earnings from their sweat, with some calling for the institution of the Sugar Board. This comes as the cost of sugar continues to rise, now going for between 5,000 and 6,000 Shillings …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry to examine the high costs of sugar in the country. This followed a matter of national importance raised by Fred Ssimbwa, the Nakifuma county Member of Parliament on the rising …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugar manufacturers and cane growers have warned that the increased retail sugar prices in Uganda are to persist, with no hopes of decreasing soon. On average, sugar prices at retail now stands at 5,500 shillings a kilogram, up from an average of 4,000 shillings three weeks …
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Cane shortage amidst increased exports complicates the equation for local consumption Kampala, Ugnada | JULIUS BUSINGE | Local sugar consumers should brace themselves for further increases in price for the sweet commodity owing to a fall in production volumes amidst an increase in export volumes, according to industry players and …
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