Ugandan sugarcane farmers bitter as regional market shrinks on glut, low prices

Sugar Corporation of Uganda workers harvest sugarcane in Lugazi Sugar Estate. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

As Ugandan consumers celebrate the lowest retail prices for sugar in five years, the industry is in a state of turmoil.

Outgrowers are protesting falling prices of cane amid a glut millers blame on rapidly shrinking regional markets, which has resulted in domestic stocks rising to unprecedented levels.