How the sugarcane price per tonne is set, and what to do if you dispute it
Kenya Sugar Board · sources read 4 Oct 2026
The sugarcane price paid by millers is set by the Sugarcane Pricing Committee under the Sugar Act 2024, with the Kenya Sugar Board as its secretariat, and it must be reviewed every three months. If you have a dispute over cane pricing, take it to the Sugar Arbitration Tribunal.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- The Tribunal must decide a dispute within 3 months of filing
- Where
- Kenya Sugar Board (price information); Sugar Arbitration Tribunal (disputes)
Steps
- Get the current price per tonne from the Kenya Sugar Board, which serves the Sugarcane Pricing Committee, or from your miller or out-grower institution.
- Remember the price is reviewed every three months (earlier if the Board approves), so check again each quarter.
- If you dispute the price you were paid, file the dispute with the Sugar Arbitration Tribunal.
Watch out
- The price formula must take into account delayed harvesting, transport cost per tonne per kilometre, inflation and production costs.
- You can appeal a Tribunal decision to the High Court within 30 days.
Who can apply
- Sugar crop farmers, out-grower institutions and millers with a cane pricing dispute
Official sources (1)
- The Sugar Act, 2024 (No. 11 of 2024), Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 200 libraryir.parliament.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026