Sugar imports increase 21pc despite upturn in local production

Sugar on sale at a supermarket. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Sugar imports in the first five months of the year rose 21 percent compared to a similar period in 2019 even as local production slightly increased in the past two months.

According to the Sugar Directorate, imports between January and May stood at 207,814 tonnes against 172,213 tonnes last year.

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