# Otuke cooperative seeks electricity connection to cut rising production costs - The Cooperator News

> Otuke Town Council Farmers' Cooperative in Uganda has asked the government to connect its rice, millet and sorghum milling facility to the national grid. The cooperative says it spends about Shs 28 million a year on diesel for its generator, now above Shs 7,000 per litre.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T09:05:38.275Z
- Category: logistics · region Uganda · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81409-otuke-cooperative-seeks-electricity-connection-to-cut-rising-production-costs
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising diesel costs are squeezing local grain milling margins in Uganda, a local cost issue with negligible effect on global feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [Oatly cuts profit outlook on North America costs inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2017-oatly-cuts-profit-outlook-on-north-america-costs-inflation.md) | -2.4% | — |
| DIESEL | 2018-06-20 | [Rising costs hit container profits \| Article \| Fruitnet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64707-rising-costs-hit-container-profits-article-fruitnet.md) | +0.4% | -1.4% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-08 | [Products: Diesel Spikes on Unplanned Run Cuts \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59259-products-diesel-spikes-on-unplanned-run-cuts-energy-intelligence.md) | +1.1% | -12.7% |
| DIESEL | 2018-10-04 | [Oil Quarterly: Seasonality awakens Europe consumer refined products markets, external regions crucial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62734-oil-quarterly-seasonality-awakens-europe-consumer-refined-products-markets.md) | -1.8% | -7.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-05 | [Cost of U.S. diesel exports to Latin America rise on shortage \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42029-cost-of-u-s-diesel-exports-to-latin-america-rise-on-shortage-reuters.md) | -8.6% | +22.1% |

## Sources

- thecooperator.news: https://thecooperator.news/otuke-cooperative-seeks-electricity-connection-to-cut-rising-production-costs/

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