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Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya drop as Rwanda leads in EAC
KAMPALA, October 7, 2024 — Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya have decreased by 16.2 percent to just 18 metric tonnes in the last nine months to September 2024. Authorities attribute this drop…
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Coffee, minerals, and cotton drive Uganda’s exports in July-report
KAMPALA, September 28, 2024 – Uganda’s export earnings for July 2024 reached US$ 785.03 million [about Shs 785 billion at the current exchange rate of 1USD: Shs 3700], marking a 9.2 percent…
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Uganda’s annual coffee exports hit Shs 5 trillion
KAMPALA, September 23, 2024 — Coffee exports for twelve months [September 2023- August 2024] were 6.39 million bags worth US$ 1.35 billion [ about Shs 5 trillion] compared to 6.08mln bags worth…
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Kampala mushroom growers ask Museveni for more support
KAMPALA, September 22, 2024 — Mushroom growers in Kampala metropolitan area have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to assist them establish a collection centre for easy market access and value-addition materials to…
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Interest rates stable as Uganda’s exports surge to US$ 7.5bln
KAMPALA, September 12, 2024 – Commercial bank lending rates for shilling-denominated credit in Uganda averaged 17.89 percent for the year ending June 2024, a decrease from the 18.56 percent average recorded in…
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Coffee exporters rush to ship to EU before year-end
KAMPALA, September 9, 2024 — Coffee cargoes are flooding the European Union as traders rush to stock up on beans ahead of new environmental rules that are to be implemented at the…
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Ethiopia, Uganda drive Africa’s coffee exports in July 2024
KAMPALA, September 6, 2024 — Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 34.7 percent to 1.9 million bags in July 2024 from 1.41mln bags in July 2023, according to…
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Coffee production: UCDA courts media to help achieve EUDR
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – The Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] has urged the media in the country to intensify the discussion regarding new European Union [EU] regulation concerning the…
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Uganda’s export earnings drop 23 Percent in June
KAMPALA, August 27, 2024: Uganda’s export earnings for June 2024 totaled US$ 718.60 million, marking a 23.6 percent decrease from US$ 940.93mln in May 2024, according to the Performance of the Economy…
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Passenger traffic at Entebbe Airport up 27 percent
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Passenger traffic at Entebbe International Airport drastically increased by 27 percent in the six months of 2024, according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority [UCAA], the handlers…
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