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Late cane harvesting worries farmers

Two sugar cane millers are experiencing a cane glut. In addition, the price per tonne of cane has dropped drastically from Sh4,500 to Sh3,250.

Farmers are now a worried lot that they stand the risk of not harvesting the cane on time. Delayed harvesting implies that there will be no income on time to enable them take their children to school, come next month.

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