| Published Wed, May 2nd 2018 at 00:00, Updated May 1st 2018 at 22:08 GMT +3Tractors at Butali Sugar Company ferrying sugarcane to the miller for crushing. Sony Sugar, Chemelil, Muhoroni and Miwani are currently milling below their installed capacity, raising fears of a possible sugar shortage in the country. The millers have blamed the prevailing cane shortage on unrelenting cane poaching by rival companies. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840In the 2014/2015 financial year, Sony Sugar lost cane with a gross value of Sh391.9 million invested in 1,633 hectares of cane due to poaching. “If Sony sugar or Chemelil offers Sh3, 000 per tonne of cane, some millers offer Sh4, 000 or more.

Source: Standard Digital May 01, 2018 21:00 UTC