Cane farmers earnings hit Sh33bn as deliveries surge 52.3pc

Sugarcane

Workers load sugarcane onto a tractor.

Photo credit: Isaac Wale | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s sugarcane farmers earned an estimated Sh33.5 billion in the seven months to July as cane deliveries surged, boosting domestic sugar output and easing consumer prices.

Farmers delivered 5.94 million tonnes of cane during the period, up from 4.12 million tonnes in a similar period a year earlier, with the increased supply lifting domestic sugar production to 528,874 tonnes.

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