In a notification issued on 25th day of March 2019, the food ministry has allocated sugar quota for sale to each of 532 mills in the country. The group sugar producing companies having more than one […]
Sugar mills struggling to export surplus as overseas prices fall
Sugar mills expected to export 2.5 mn to 3.5 mn tonnes Sugar exports are likely to be far lower than a 5 million-tonne target set by New Delhi as a strengthening rupee and falling global prices […]
India’s sugar output may drop next year as drought cuts cane planting
India’s sugar production could fall in 2019/20 as farmers are struggling to plant cane because of a drought in two of the country’s top producing states, according to multiple industry officials and traders. “Many farmers couldn’t […]
India’s sugar output may fall 7.4% due to drought in key growing areas
India is likely to produce 7.4 per cent less sugar than forecast earlier as mills are reporting a sharp drop in sugarcane yields due to a drought and white grub infestations in key growing areas, a senior industry official told […]
India’s sugar exports hit by falling prices; govt offers transport subsidy
India’s sugar exports have come to a standstill after a sharp fall in prices in the last two weeks. Raw sugar prices in the benchmark Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for near-month delivery declined by 4 per cent on Monday, trading […]