Sugar prices up again
Mar 06, 2006
The ever-increasing power shortage has made sugar prices go up again, the general manager of Kakira Sugar Works, Richard Orr, has said, writes <b>Aidah Nanyonjo.</b><br>
The ever-increasing power shortage has made sugar prices go up again, the general manager of Kakira Sugar Works, Richard Orr, has said, writes Aidah Nanyonjo.
“Power shortage has led to investing a lot in fuel to keep the factory running. This has impacted on the cost of production,†Orr said.
The factory price of a 100kg bag of sugar is sh62,000 while the wholesale price is sh68,000.
A kilogramme of sugar costs sh1,800 in most city suburb shops.
At St. Balikuddembe Market (Owino), a bag of 100 kilogrammes of sugar costs sh67,000, while a kilogramme costs sh1,700.
In supermarkets, it still costs sh1,600.
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“Power shortage has led to investing a lot in fuel to keep the factory running. This has impacted on the cost of production,†Orr said.
The factory price of a 100kg bag of sugar is sh62,000 while the wholesale price is sh68,000.
A kilogramme of sugar costs sh1,800 in most city suburb shops.
At St. Balikuddembe Market (Owino), a bag of 100 kilogrammes of sugar costs sh67,000, while a kilogramme costs sh1,700.
In supermarkets, it still costs sh1,600.
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