The trade body also estimates more than 800,000 tonnes of sugar cane production will be diverted to ethanol in the 2019-20 season.
11 Feb 2020 2:00 PM
India’s exports surged to 3.3 million tonnes from 620,000 tonnes a year earlier.
16 Jul 2019 11:22 AM
India’s money-losing sugar mills have run up a record USD 4.38 billion in arrears to 50 million cane farmers.
04 May 2019 1:08 PM
Sugar cane arrears to farmers have crossed Rs 20,000 crore in the current marketing year 2018-19.
01 Mar 2019 2:22 PM
Of the total contracts, about 8-10 lakhs have already been shipped overseas, ISMA Director General Abinash Verma said.
27 Feb 2019 3:48 PM
Sugar production is likely to decline to around 30 million tonne in SS 2018-19 from the record high of 32.3 million tonne in SS 2017-18.
25 Feb 2019 7:02 PM
The overall sugar output is pegged lower at 30.7 MT for the current marketing year (October-September) compared to 32.5 MT during 2017-18.
20 Feb 2019 1:56 PM
Much of the shipment is being undertaken from states like Maharasthra and Karnataka.
24 Jul 2018 2:44 PM
India has so far contracted to export 2,75,000 tonnes sugar from its record production of 32.25 million tonnes.
18 Jul 2018 8:22 AM
India will have enough sugar to meet domestic demand without overseas purchases
08 Jan 2018 1:26 PM
Mills had produced 81.91 lakh tonnes of the sweetener in the same period of 2016-17 season.
03 Jan 2018 2:48 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
Lower sugar output could exacerbate shortages and further push up prices of sweetener.
07 Mar 2017 2:07 PM