Sugar Production

India's sugar export may cross 5 MT this year on higher overseas demand; govt to reallocate export quota of mills: ISMA

For the current year, the government has allowed export of 6 million tonne of sugar under Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ) to help deal with the surplus sugar.

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.

India's sugar output declines 64% till 15 November in ongoing marketing year: Industry body ISMA

India's sugar production declined 64 percent to 4.85 lakh tonnes till 15 November in the current marketing year that started last month as mills in Maharashtra have not yet begun their operations, industry body ISMA said on Wednesday

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

Cane arrears decline to Rs 15,222 cr so far in 2018-19: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

Cane dues to be paid by sugar mills to farmers has come down to Rs 15,222 crore so far in the marketing year 2018-19, that will end in September, because of government's intervention, Parliament was informed on Tuesday

India to keep sugar export subsidies even as rivals complain to WTO; govt likely to make changes in providing incentives

Years of bumper cane harvests and record sugar production have hammered Indian sugar prices, making it hard for mills to pay money owed to farmers, who form an influential voting bloc.

Sugar production likely to drop to 8% for second straight year in 2019-20: USDA report

India's sugar production is likely to decline 8.4 percent to 30.3 million tonnes for the second straight year in the 2019-20 marketing year that would begin from October because of likely fall in sugarcane output, a latest USDA report said

India produces 32.11 million tonnes of sugar in October-April; total production to hit new record

Sugar output in India has reached 32.11 million tonnes in the first seven months of the ongoing marketing year that started October 2018, and the total production could touch a new record of 33 million tonnes, the industry body ISMA said on Friday