This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Uganda.[1]

Large sugar manufacturers

Established sugar manufacturers in Uganda:

Small sugar manufacturers

In November 2011, the Uganda government licensed a number of new sugar manufacturers, to address the sugar deficits that had hit the country.[2][3]

Output and market share

As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below:[11][12][13]

Annual output and market share of sugar manufacturers in Uganda
Rank Name of manufacturer 2014 output (metric tonnes) Market share
1 Kakira Sugar Works Limited
180,000[14]
41.06%
2 Kinyara Sugar Works Limited
120,360[14]
27.45%
3 Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
73,500[14]
16.77%
4 Sugar & Allied Industries Limited
29,500[14]
6.73%
5 Others
35,000[14]
7.98%
Total
438,400[14]
100.00%

In April 2020, Uganda's annual sugar output was estimated at 510,000 metric tonnes. With Uganda's annual consumption of 360,000 metric tonnes, approximately 150,000 metric tonnes annually are available for export.[15]

As of November 2020, national sugar output was estimated at 550,000 metric tonnes annually. At the same time, annual national consumption was estimated at 370,000 metric tonnes. This leaves a surplus of approximately 180,000 metric tonnes annually. Due to refusal by three of Uganda's immediate neighbors (Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania) to allow sugar imports from Uganda, the national sugar stockpile, as of November 2020, was estimated at 160,000 metric tonnes of crystalline sugar powder, worth about US$45 million. The country is now looking at regional markets, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia.[16]

In February 2022, national sugar production was estimated at 600,000 metric tonnes annually, with national consumption of about 380,000 metric tonnes. That left approximately 220,000 metric tonnes available for export, annually.[17][18] In October 2022, it was projected that the country would produce 822,000 metric tonnes in calendar year 2022. About 720,000 metric tonnes of that, would be brown table sugar and about 102,000 metric tonnes would be white industrial sugar.[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Biryabarema, Elias (22 July 2014). "Uganda's Sugar Output Climbs But Exports To South Sudan Slow". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ Sanya, Samuel (22 November 2011). "Eight firms join sugar production". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ TOU (30 April 2012). "Uganda: Company plans to set up new sugar factory by 2013". Sugaronline.com Quoting The Observer (Uganda) (TOU). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ Wesonga, Nelson (24 January 2015). "Amuru Sugar Works: What is in it for Uganda?". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ Ocungi, Julius (23 March 2016). "Professor Latigo faults Amuru leaders on investments". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ^ Derrick Kiyonga (1 May 2021). "Bugiri Sugar factory gives outgrowers hope for better cane prices". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ Kidandi, Moses (2 May 2016). "Hoima Sugar Limited Expected To Employ Over 5,000 People". Kampala: Capital Radio Uganda. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  8. ^ Otage, Stephen (24 April 2013). "Competition Expected As New Sugar Company Joins Market". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  9. ^ Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013). "Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Deficit". Kampala: New Vision. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  10. ^ Businge, Julius (21 February 2014). "Sugar Gets Even Sweeter". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. ^ Ojambo, Fred (3 February 2014). "Uganda's Sugar Output Seen Climbing A Third Year On More Cane". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ^ Fred Ojambo (14 July 2014). "Uganda Sugar Exports Curbed By Wars, Regional Trade Barriers". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  13. ^ Mwaniki Wahome (11 December 2014). "Ugandan Sugar Barons Finally Find Way To Export Sweetener To Kenya". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Mubiru, Wilberforce (1 April 2015). "The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers' Association: Seventh Annual Report For Calendar Year 2014" (PDF). Uganda Sugar Manufacturers' Associatuion. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ Daily Monitor (29 April 2020). "Uganda to export excess sugar to Tanzania, Museveni assents to Sugar Act". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ Dorothy Nakaweesi (2 November 2020). "Sugar stockpiles grow to Shs168b". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  17. ^ Nicholas Agaba (5 February 2022). "Museveni Convinces East African Leaders to Buy Uganda's Sugar as Production Increases". The Kampala Post. Kampala Uganda. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  18. ^ Brian Musaasizi (5 February 2022). "Museveni Commissions Country's First Sugar Refinery Constructed by Kinyara Sugar". Red Pepper. Mukono, Uganda. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  19. ^ New Vision (20 October 2022). "Museveni tips sugar companies on stabilising the industry". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. ^ Uganda Radio Network (6 October 2022). "High sugar prices to persist into 2023". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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