Molasses prices up 10 times over illegal exports

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Agro Chemical & Food Company in Muhoroni, Kisumu County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

An increase in the illegal outflow of molasses into Uganda is hurting Kenyan distillers and alcohol manufacturers with the price of the raw material rising sharply in the last one year.

The price of molasses — critical for making spirits — rose nearly 10 times since July last year even as some exporters illegally diverted most of this raw material to Uganda.

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