The government has allowed the importation of 50,000 tons of sugar for January and February to address a shortage caused by decreased domestic production due to heavy rains. The Minister of Agriculture, Hussin Bashe, assured consumers that production would increase within 30-60 days despite higher prices due to the production decrease. Despite the challenge of temporary rain, the government aims to reach 550,000 tons of domestic sugar production this year to meet the demand of 460,000-550,000 tons.
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The GOVERNMENT has allowed the importation of 50,000 tons of sugar for the months of January and February as a way to solve the problem of sugar shortage in the country. The Minister of Agriculture, Hussin Bashe has said this and explained that the level of sugar production in the country has dropped from November 2023 due to heavy rains that have caused the failure to harvest sugarcane in the fields this year. "With the rain continuing in the production areas, all factories continue to produce. We will continue to look at the production that is going and I assure the consumers that this situation will settle down within 30-60 days. I realize that in some places the price has gone up a lot, I can assure you that the situation will return to the past," said minister Bashe. Elaborating, he said that for the past three years domestic sugar production has been increasing and the government's expectation was to reach 550,000 tons ...
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