Kenyan Sugarcane Farmers to Earn More as Govt Announces New Prices
- The Ministry of Agriculture has increased the minimum sugarcane price per tonne, effective July 21, 2025
- The Interim Sugarcane Pricing Committee recommended a KSh 250 increase following a review of the market trends and ex-factory sugar prices over the April to June period
- The ministry stated that the price increase aims to improve farmer earnings and financial stability
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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced new sugarcane prices for farmers.
Source: UGC
The ministry announced the new prices following the recommendations made by the Interim Sugarcane Pricing Committee.
The committee was formed by the Cabinet secretary for Agriculture in January and held its second meeting on July 17.
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What are the new sugarcane prices?
The committee reviewed the minimum sugarcane prices and recommended an upward adjustment of KSh 250.
The ministry wrote a memo to the managing directors of the 15 sugar milling units in the country and urged them to comply with the new pricing.
"Having considered the prevailing ex-factory sugar prices over the past three months (April - June 2025) the Committee approved an increase in the price of cane from the current KSh 5,500 per tonne to KSh 5,750 per tonne, effective 21st July 2025. You are hereby requested to adhere to the new minimum cane price while making payments to the farmers on time," read the notice by the ministry.
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According to the ministry, the price adjustment is timely and has been recommended to ensure more favourable earnings, improved financial stability, and renewed motivation for farmers ahead of peak harvest seasons.
"With enhanced returns at stake, growers can now walk to the banks with a bigger smile and a stronger bargaining position," the ministry said on X.
The ministry added that the recent price adjustment brings the total increment to KSh 500 per tonne within the last four months. This represents a 9.5% rise from April 2025.
In May, the ministry upped the sugarcane prices from KSh 5,300 to KSh 5,500.
Oparanya asks Kakamega farmers to reduce reliance on sugarcane
In other news, Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has urged farmers in Kakamega County to reduce their reliance on sugarcane farming.
The CS urged the residents to embrace coffee cultivation, which he believes offers greater economic potential.
Speaking in Ikolomani and Butere sub-counties, Oparanya emphasised that coffee farming could double the profits farmers currently earn from sugarcane, even on small plots of land.
The two-term former Kakamega governor pointed out that some farmers who had already made the switch were benefiting from the Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund.
Oparanya also called on local members of Parliament to support public sensitisation efforts to highlight the profitability of coffee over traditional crops.
At the same time, he distanced himself from county politics, asserting that he no longer has an interest in local leadership and aims to focus on national-level roles.
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