Kenya's raw sugar production expected to rebound in 2015

Kenya: Kenya’s raw sugar production is expected to rise 4 per cent to 617,039 tonnes in 2015, buoyed by extra factory capacity and improved supply of cane, the industry regulator has said.

East Africa’s biggest economy has an annual sugar deficit of around 200,000 tonnes, which is usually filled by imports from other producers in the region. The country is struggling to improve output due to relatively high production costs and loss-making sugar factories.