What is the price of sugar per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda sugar is between US$ 0.49 and US$ 2.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 1.11 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sugar in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for sugar is between UGX 1,902.00 and UGX 9,436.85 per kilogram or between UGX 862.59 and UGX 4,279.75 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda sugar is between US$ 0.35 and US$ 1.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.16 and US$ 0.78 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Sugar Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of sugar from Uganda over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 0.71 US$ per kg, which dropped to 0.54 US$ per kg in 2019. The lowest price was recorded in 2021, at 0.48 US$ per kg. It is likely that the price of sugar from Uganda will remain around this level in the coming years, with a prediction of 0.48 US$ per kg for 2023 and 2024.The exports of sugar from Uganda are categorised as:
- Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
- Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
- Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69° to 93°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
- Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Uganda Sugar Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of sugar into Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.71 US dollars per kg, followed by 0.65 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.54 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 0.53 US dollars per kg in 2020. The lowest price was recorded in 2021, at 0.48 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of sugar into Uganda in 2023 will be 0.45 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.42 US dollars per kg.Export values for Uganda sugar
The total values in export for sugar in Uganda were US$ 72,133, US$ 90,137, US$ 105,510 and US$ 79,805 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Uganda: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Uganda sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda sold 146,526 tonnes of sugar. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Uganda sugar (processed category) has shrunk, flactuating by -9.527 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports grew by 15.98% earning the nation US$79.80m for the year 2019. Uganda's sugar exports are classified as:
- Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
- Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
- Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
- Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
- Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69° to 93°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
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Uganda sugar export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied sugar with a value of 79.80m USD, a reduction of -24.37% from 2018's total sugar export of 105.51m USD. The annual change in value of Uganda sugar between 2017 to 2018 was 17.055 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of Uganda's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.98 per cent compared to a variation of -9.527% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda sugar ( in '000$ )
Uganda's leading destinations for sugar are Canada, Burundi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and India.
Uganda purchased 185,792 tonnes of sugar in 2019.