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Sugar prices rise 34pc in first five months of year

High sugar prices linked to low production. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GERALD ANDAE

Consumer prices of sugar rose 34 per cent in the first five months of this year compared with the same period in 2016.

A monthly report by the Sugar Directorate shows the average price in the period under review was Sh145 per kilo compared with Sh108 the previous year.

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