Sugar imports go up 70pc in nine months

Sugar imports in the year to September grew 70 percent compared with the same period last year as the county shipped in more of the sweetener to cover for local deficit. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Sugar imports in the year to September grew 70 percent compared with the same period last year as the county shipped in more of the sweetener to cover for local deficit.

According to the Sugar Directorate, imports between January and September stood at 324,055 tonnes compared with 190,084 in the corresponding period last year.

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