Senegal will stop sugar imports again from November for eight to nine months, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said on 17 October. Import permits will end once Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS) restarts its factory, and importers must hold a stock equal to one month of consumption. The government halted imports from late 2025 but reopened the market on 15 July to avert a shortage, as demand of about 25,000 tonnes a month far exceeds CSS output of some 140,000 tonnes a year. The ministry admits that imported sugar is cheaper, so the ban supports local cane processing at the expense of consumers and importers.
Sources
- Agence de Presse Sénégalaise: https://aps.sn/levee-de-la-suspension-des-importations-du-sucre-des-novembre-pour-une-duree-de-8-a-9-mois-officiel/
- Le Soleil: https://lesoleil.sn/actualites/economie/sucre-letat-suspend-a-nouveau-les-importations-a-partir-de-novembre/
- Le Soleil (13 July 2026): https://lesoleil.sn/actualites/economie/approvisionnement-en-sucre-letat-autorise-louverture-du-marche-a-lapproche-du-magal-et-du-gamou/
- Xalima: https://xalimasn.com/2026/10/18/sucre-dakar-prepare-un-nouvel-arret-des-importations-entre-protection-industrielle-et-pouvoir-dachat/