Sugar cane sales down by Sh1bn as shortage bites

A truck transports sugar cane along the Kitale-Webuye road. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA

Sugar cane sales dropped by Sh1 billion in 2019 compared with the previous year as factories struggled with limited supply of raw material.

According to Sugar Directorate, income from cane in 2019 dropped to Sh19.6 billion from Sh20.6 billion in the previous season, occasioned by shortages.

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