Sugar Exports

Sugar production down 24% at 141 lakh tonne during October-January period of current marketing year

India's sugar production declined 24 percent to 141.12 lakh tonne during October-January period of the current marketing year because of fall in output in major producing state Maharashtra, according to industry body ISMA

India's sugar output down 30.22% in October-December 2019; prices stable: Industry body ISMA

The country's sugar production has fallen sharply by 30.22 percent to 7.79 million tonne in the first three months of current marketing year ending September, but ex-mill prices have remained stable so far, helping mills clear cane payment to farmers on time, ISMA said on Thursday

Sugar production plunges 54% to 18.85 lakh tonne in October-November period amid sharp dip in Maharashtra output

Only 279 sugar mills were operating as on 30 November this year as compared to 418 factories crushing sugarcane a year ago, it said.

Drought, floods could slash Indian sugar output to three-year low: Trade body

India’s sugar output could fall 20 percent to the lowest level in three years in 2019/20 after a drought last year forced farmers to curb their cane planting and as floods this year damaged crops in key growing areas, a senior industry official said on Thursday

Govt notifies sugar export quota of 10,000 tonne to EU at concessional rates for 12-month period beginning October

The government has fixed an export quota of 10,000 tonne of white/raw sugar to the European Union (EU) under a provision for a 12-month period beginning October

Sugar mills struggle to export surplus as overseas prices fall; strengthening rupee makes shipments unattractive

Lower shipments from the world’s No. 2 sugar producer could support global prices that fell more than 20 percent in 2018

Indonesia keen to buy sugar, refined palm oil from India; seeks import duty cut

While India is the world's largest sugar producer with a huge quantity of exportable surplus, Indonesia is a major producer of edible oils, particularly palm.

India to export raw sugar for first time in three years as global prices rally, rupee hits record low

India could start the new season with inventories of over 10 million tonnes of sugar and could produce another 35 million tonnes in the new season started on 1 October

Govt approves Rs 5,500-crore package to sugar industry; to provide transport subsidy to mills for export

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the food ministry's proposal that seeks to address the surplus domestic stock of sugar

Cabinet defers Rs 4,500 cr sugar package; proposal may come up next week

The Union Cabinet did not consider on Wednesday Rs 4,500 crore plan to more than double the production assistance paid to sugarcane farmers and transport subsidy to sugar exporting mills