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Millers now stage bitter protest as sugar prices drop

Some of the tractors at Butali Sugar Company ferrying sugracane to the miller for crushing. Experts have advised sugar millers in Kenya to employ alternative means of generating revenue. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Millers in Western Kenya have complained that sugar destined for transit has been diverted into the local market.

They are concerned that this could push the commodity’s prices too low, leading to huge losses.

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