Sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) has with immediate effect almost doubled the price of sugar.
The last increase in the commodity's price was in March.
In a statement yesterday, the sugar producer pegged a 1kg packet of brown at
The recommended selling price for a 1kg packet of white sugar, according to
The price of a 5kg packet has been pegged at
"An example is that as sugarcane growers, input costs have gone up and it is pegged at
He cited several factors that were involved in the production of sugar saying that the consumers should be aware of.
"It also must be well understood that A2 farmers are producing about 33 percent of the sugar that is consumed in the country and we are not being recognised also as strategic sugarcane producers," said Mr Veterai.
He said the sugar that was produced in the country was the cheapest in the region and hence the price adjustments would improve supplies.
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