It is reported by Bloomberg.

The forecast is a revision from an estimate of 388 000 tonnes in January and production of 365 452 tonnes in 2017, the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers’ Association said Tuesday in an emailed response to questions. Local consumption in the East African nation may rise to 370 000 tonnes from 360 000 tonnes in 2017.

Kakira Sugar Ltd., the nation’s biggest producer and owned by the locally based Madhvani Group, may boost output of the sweetener to 140 000 tonnes from 123 156 tonnes a year earlier.

Kinyara Sugar Works Ltd., a unit of the Kenyan-based Rai Group, is projected to raise output to 121 000 tonnes from 109 889 tonnes, while Sugar Corp. of Uganda Ltd., owned by the Mehta Group of India, could increase its crop 19 percent to 60 000 tonnes. The remainder will come from at least nine other companies.

Growth in Uganda’s sugar production is stifled by the establishment of factories close to each other, resulting in competition for cane from independent farmers and the harvesting of premature cane with low yields, the lobby group said.