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Festive season and prolonged drought push prices high This year’s Christmas may not be merry as many could hope as prices for specific basic commodities increases ahead of the big day, The Independents analysis shows. The price of sugar has increased from Shs 3, 200 to Shs 5,000 per kilogramme …

VIDEO: The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association has attributed the sudden increment in the retail price of sugar to the shortage of sugarcane due to concentration of all manufacturers in one part of Busoga. The concentration has increased competition for canes – leading to most factories producing below capacity. NBS’ Sam Paul …