This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Uganda.[1]
Large sugar manufacturers
Established sugar manufacturers in Uganda:
- GM Sugar Uganda Limited
- Kakira Sugar Works
- Kinyara Sugar Works Limited
- Sango Bay Estates Limited
- Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
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]
- Amuru Sugar Works Limited – Amuru District[4]
- Atiak Sugar Factory – Atiak, Amuru District[5]
- Bugiri Sugar Factory – Bugiri District[6]
Output and market share
As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below:[13][14][15]
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.[17]
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
See also
- Alam Group
- Madhvani Group
- Mehta Group
- Sarrai Group
- Tirupati Development Uganda Limited
- Economy of Uganda
- Sugar production in Uganda
External links
References
- Elias Biryabarema. Uganda's Sugar Output Climbs But Exports To South Sudan Slow Reuters, 22 July 2014^
- Samuel Sanya. Eight firms join sugar production New Vision, 22 November 2011, retrieved 28 April 2016^
- TOU. Uganda: Company plans to set up new sugar factory by 2013