Tanzania, June 28 -- Dar es Salaam/Upcountry. Sugar prices have risen sharply across Tanzania, driven by shortages among major distributors and a temporary slowdown in industrial production, sparking concern among consumers who say the increases are deepening the cost-of-living crisis and disrupting everyday household spending.

Across the country, the retail price of sugar has climbed from between Sh2,800 and Sh3,000 per kilogram to as high as Sh5,000 in some regions.

The surge has emerged just days before the implementation of the 2026/27 national budget on July 1, 2026, which will see an additional Sh10 levy per kilogram on imported sugar.

Consumers are now calling on the Government to intervene by stabilising prices and ensuring con...