The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking a two-month duty-free sugar importation window extension to bridge the production deficit.<\/p>\n
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi says there is a global shortage of sugar, and importers did not meet the import quota allocation for last year.<\/p>\n
The Agriculture and Food Authority authorized importation of sugar late last year to fill the then shortage after ordering millers to halt production on concerns of lack of mature cane.<\/p>\n
In a gazette notice dated 9th August 2023, importers were allowed to ship in 290,000 metric tonnes and another dated 13th October 2023 allowed importation of 250,000 metric tonnes.<\/p>\n
Linturi says only 135,054 of the approved sugar was shipped due to a global shortage and wants the National Treasury to extend the duty-free import window that is set end on Saturday this week by two months to allow importers to source for the sweetener.<\/p>\n
In the letter, Linturi says the annual local demand for table sugar averages 84,000 tonnes per month and the current local production cannot meet the demand, which could see Kenya facing a deficit of 162,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n
To cover the shortfall, Kenya aims to produce 720,000 tonnes of table sugar between January and August 2024, to be met through local production and imports.<\/p>\n
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