End of sugar crackdown cuts price by 25 percent

A man picks sugar at a supermarket in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Sugar prices dropped 25 percent in October helped by increased local production and the easing of crackdown against illicit goods that has increased imports of the sweetener.

Data from the Sugar Directorate indicate the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of the commodity was sold at Sh4,435 last month, down from Sh5,935 in September, representing a 25.2 percent drop.

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