ISMA had made a preliminary estimate of 28.2 million tonnes of sugar production for the 2019-20 marketing year.
05 Nov 2019 6:15 PM
India’s exports surged to 3.3 million tonnes from 620,000 tonnes a year earlier.
16 Jul 2019 11:22 AM
Sugar inventories are likely to rise to 14.7 million tonnes at the beginning of the new season on Oct 1, up 37.4 pc from a year ago.
13 Jun 2019 2:08 PM
Total supplies would be around 45 million tonnes against local demand of 25.5 million tonnes.
06 Sep 2018 8:26 AM
Much of the shipment is being undertaken from states like Maharasthra and Karnataka.
24 Jul 2018 2:44 PM
This comes after disastrous season, where only 372L tonnes was crushed.
09 Jun 2018 5:49 AM
India will have enough sugar to meet domestic demand without overseas purchases
08 Jan 2018 1:26 PM
Higher sugar output is projected on likely increase in cane production and better recovery in three major producing states.
25 Sep 2017 3:46 PM
Sugar production in world's second largest producer after Brazil is estimated at 20.2 MT in ongoing 2016-17.
07 Sep 2017 6:26 PM
Government had in April allowed import of 5 lakh tonnes of raw sugar at zero duty to boost domestic supply.
02 Jul 2017 3:00 PM
India was forced to import 500,000 tonnes of sugar in the 2016-17 crop year.
31 May 2017 4:42 PM
Report says pressures on stock position and prices cannot be ruled out in the forthcoming sugar year 2018.
26 Apr 2017 8:50 PM
Country's sugar production is projected to drop to 22.5 million tonnes in the ongoing 2016-17.
05 Apr 2017 2:19 PM
Lower sugar output could exacerbate shortages and further push up prices of sweetener.
07 Mar 2017 2:07 PM
The government may also scrap the import duty on sugar after UP state assembly elections to control its prices.
04 Mar 2017 12:50 AM