Brown sugar prices increase from $0.90 to $1.00 per pound
Thursday, July 3, 2014
by Ministry of Commerce
Wheat flour, whole wheat flour, parboiled rice, white rice and refined sugar prices remain unchanged.

The Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs hereby informs the public that effective July 1, 2014, the prices fixed by law for Bulk Brown Sugar procured and distributed by the Ministry will be changed as follows:

 

Commodity

 

Old Price

 

New Price

Brown Sugar

Maximum Wholesale Price

 

Maximum Ex. Factory Depot. Warehouse Delivery Vehicle or Farm

 

Maximum Retail Price Per Pound

 

$90.00

 

$85.71

 

 

$0.90

 

$100.00

 

$95.24

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note that the price of wheat flour, whole wheat flour, parboiled rice, white rice and refined sugar remains unchanged as follows:

 

Commodity

Maximum Ex. Factory Depot. Warehouse Delivery Vehicle or Farm

 

Maximum Wholesale Price

 

Maximum Retail Price

Flour

Wheat/White Flour (per 100 lb bag)

Whole Wheat Flour (per 100 lb bag)

 

$86.58

$95.24

 

$90.91

$100.00

 

$1.00 per lb.

$1.10 per lb.

Rice

White (per 100 lb bag)

Parboiled (per 100 lb bag)

 

$90.91

$108.23

 

$86.58

$113.64

 

$1.00 per lb.

$1.25 per lb.

Sugar

Refined (per 55 lb bag)

Refined (per 110 lb bag)

 

$52.38

$104.76

 

$55.00

$110.00

 

 

$1.10 per lb.