Supply Disruptions Linked to Shipping Delays and Hoarding Affecting Sugar Availability in Zanzibar
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- Zanzibar imports more than 90 per cent of its sugar, mainly from India and Brazil, making the islands highly vulnerable to disruptions in global supply chains.
- A Daily News survey found many shops with little or no sugar stocks, while those with supplies were charging up to 7,000/- per kilogramme, well above the official ceiling of 3,000/-.
- We now buy sugar at between 4,000/- and 8,000/- per kilogramme.
- I usually buy 50 kilogrammes for my juice business, but now sugar is scarce and sometimes unavailable,” she said.
- Evergreen Company Chief Executive Officer Said Salum Halfan said the company has imported 1,080 tonnes of sugar, distributed at 130,000/- per 50-kilogramme bag, with another 4,000 tonnes expected to arrive soon.