List of sugar manufacturers in Uganda
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Established sugar manufacturers in Uganda:
Small sugar manufacturers
In November 2011, the Uganda government licensed a number of new sugar manufacturers, to address the sugar deficits that had hit the country.[2][3]
- Amuru Sugar Works Limited – Amuru District[4]
- Atiak Sugar Factory – Atiak, Amuru District[5]
- Bugiri Sugar Factory – Bugiri District[6]
- Buikwe Sugar Works Limited – Buikwe District
- Busia Sugar Limited – Busia District
- CN Sugar Factory Limited – Namayingo District[7]
- Hoima Sugar Limited[8]
- Kamuli Sugar Limited – Kamuli District
- Kenlon Industries Uganda Limited – Buyende, Buyende District
- Kyankwanzi Sugar Works Limited – Kyankwanzi District
- Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited – Mayuge District
- Mukwano Sugar Factory – Masindi District
- Sugar & Allied Industries Limited – Kaliro District[9][10][11]
- Victoria Sugar Limited - Luweero District[12]
Output and market share
As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer is summarized in the table below:[13][14][15]
| Rank | Name of manufacturer | 2014 output (metric tonnes) | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakira Sugar Works Limited | 180,000[16] | 41.06% |
| 2 | Kinyara Sugar Works Limited | 120,360[16] | 27.45% |
| 3 | Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited | 73,500[16] | 16.77% |
| 4 | Sugar & Allied Industries Limited | 29,500[16] | 6.73% |
| 5 | Others | 35,000[16] | 7.98% |
| Total | 438,400[16] | 100.00% | |
- Totals may be a little off due to rounding.
In April 2020, Uganda's annual sugar output was estimated at 510,000 metric tonnes. With Uganda's annual consumption of 360,000 metric tonnes, approximately 150,000 metric tonnes annually are available for export.[17]
As of November 2020, national sugar output was estimated at 550,000 metric tonnes annually. At the same time, annual national consumption was estimated at 370,000 metric tonnes. This leaves a surplus of approximately 180,000 metric tonnes annually. Due to refusal by three of Uganda's immediate neighbors (Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania) to allow sugar imports from Uganda, the national sugar stockpile, as of November 2020, was estimated at 160,000 metric tonnes of crystalline sugar powder, worth about US$45 million. The country is now looking at regional markets, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia.[18]
In 2022, national sugar production was estimated at 600,000 metric tonnes annually,[19] with national consumption of about 380,000 metric tonnes. That left approximately 220,000 metric tonnes available for export, annually.[20][21] In October 2022, it was projected that the country would produce 822,000 metric tonnes in calendar year 2022. About 720,000 metric tonnes of that, would be brown table sugar and about 102,000 metric tonnes would be white industrial sugar.[22][23]
