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Ethiopia: Government to Supply Sugar for the Rainy Season

sugar-corpOne million quintals of sugar is to be distributed for the rainy season, Ethiopian Sugar Corporation disclosed.

Zemedkun Tekle, Head of Communication of the Corporation, told The Reporter, besides the imported sugar, the newly constructed Tendaho and Kessem sugar factories will also provide sugar to ensure full supply for the market.

He furthered, the existing factories, Metehara and Wonji, can’t produce as usual because the rainy season render sugar cane delivery difficult.

Zemedkun said 100 thousand tons of sugar purchased from Dubai is arriving at the Port of Djibouti in the coming few days.

He also noted, since the corporation has already reserved plenty of sugar, there will not be any scarcity.

Source: The Reporter