Sugar prices in Egypt's local market have increased by approximately 200 pounds per ton, with the price of white sugar now at 17,500 pounds and glucose sugar at 17,700 pounds. Despite this, the consumer price per kilo has remained stable, ranging from 14 to 20 pounds. The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, has stated that the strategic sugar reserve can support the country for three months, and the season for supplying sugarcane from farmers to the government is due to begin in the first half of January. The Ministry has included sugar as one of the commodities on the supply list, priced at 10.5 pounds per kilo.